Hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in 2-position by amino, preparation method, and application thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses a hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a pen-position and in a 2-position by an amino, and a preparation method and use thereof. A general structural formula of the derivative is as represented by formulas I-a to I-d: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino prepared in the present invention has a maximum absorption wavelength of 600-650 nm and a molar extinction coefficient reaching about 20000-40000 M −1 cm −1 . Compared with unmodified hypocrellin or hypocrellin having only a 2-position modified, an absorption spectrum of the derivative is significantly red-shifted and the molar extinction coefficient is greatly improved, and the derivative can efficiently produce reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen in a photosensitive condition. In the same condition, the hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a pen-position and in a 2-position by an amino involved in the present invention, when used as a photosensitizer, has a stronger ability to photo-dynamically inactivate tumor cells than the first and second generation commercial photosensitizers.

CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION

This application is a National Stage Patent Application of PCTInternational Patent Application No. PCT/CN2018/104124 (filed on Sep. 5,2018) under 35 U.S.C. § 371, which claims priority to Chinese PatentApplication Nos. 201710794566.X (filed on Sep. 6, 2017) and201811020381.4 (filed on Sep. 3, 2018), which are all herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the technical filed of photosensitizerdrugs, in particular to a hypocrellin derivative substituted both in aperi-position and in a 2-position by an amino, a preparation method, andan application thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In photodynamic therapy (PDT for short), photosensitizer molecules areirradiated by light with a specific wavelength, so as to convert lightenergy into intramolecular energy through photochemical reactions andenergy transfer processes, in which case, multiple reactive oxygenspecies (ROS) are produced in an aerobic condition, including singletoxygen, hydroxyl radicals, superoxide radicals, hydrogen peroxide, etc.,thereby destroying biomacromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acidsin the organism, damaging the structure and function of cells, resultingin apoptosis of the diseased cells, which plays a therapeutic role. ThePDT is a rapidly developing new technology for selective treatment tovarious malignant tumors and precancerous lesions in recent years, thatis, tumor-targeted photodynamic therapy (T-PDT). The T-PDT is a verypromising tumor-targeted therapy due to its advantages such as theability to selectively kill tumor cells in the relatively specificmanner, less damage to healthy tissues, low incidence rate ofcomplications, and less toxic and side effects. The PDT is also used fornon-tumor diseases, for example, vascular targeted photodynamic therapy(V-PDT) can selectively treat multiple vascular diseases (such as nevusflammeus, fundus macular degeneration, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis),and antimicrobial targeted photodynamic therapy (A-PDT) can selectivelytreat infectious diseases (such as acne, condyloma acuminatum,esophagitis, and onychomycosis) caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi,etc., both cases having very significant therapeutic effects. The effectof photodynamic therapy is related to the type of the photosensitizerused, the irradiation condition, the status of tissue oxygen metabolism,and the type of cells, wherein the photosensitizer is the key factorthat affects the effect of photodynamic therapy. At present, theclinical first-generation photosensitizers-porphyrin photosensitivedrugs and second-generation photosensitizers-phthalocyaninephotosensitive drugs have the most prominent problem of difficulty inseparation of geometric isomers, making it difficult to obtainsingle-component photosensitive drugs. The relatively complex componentsof these composite photosensitive drugs are not conducive to theevaluation of later drug metabolism and toxicological analyses.Currently, the photosensitive drugs required by clinical practice inChina are still very scarce, and new high-efficiency photosensitivedrugs are urgently required to fill the shortage. In order to makebetter use of PDT in treatment to vascular diseases and tumors, it isnecessary to develop high-efficiency, low-toxicity, and stablephotosensitizers with a high absorptivity in the phototherapy window.

Hypocrellin is a natural photosensitizer extracted from Hypocrellabambusae, which is a parasitic fungus on Fargesia growing 4000 metersabove sea level in Yunnan Plateau of China. Natural hypocrellinprimarily includes hypocrellin A (HA for short) and hypocrellin B (HBfor short). The hypocrellin has a strong absorption ability in thevisible light region, with a large molar extinction coefficient, and canefficiently produce reactive oxygen species in a photosensitivecondition; and it also has advantages such as a low phototoxicity, a lowdark toxicity, a clear structure, and fast in-vivo metabolism, thushaving a wide application prospect (Research and Progress on NovelPhotodynamic Drugs-Hypocrellin Derivatives, Chinese Science Bulletin,2003, 48, 1005-1015). However, the hypocrellin has a main absorptionwavelength range of 450-530 nm, where light of this wavelength range canonly penetrate tissues less than 1 mm, thus having a relatively weakabsorptivity in the photodynamic treatment window (600-900 nm). In thepast ten years, there have been many chemical modifications to thehypocrellin, where a hypocrellin derivative having a 2-position modifiedby an amino group has a maximum absorption wavelength significantlyred-shifted to about 580 nm, and a molar extinction coefficientsignificantly increased to about 10000-20000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹ (Photochem.Photobiol. 2003, 78, 411-415). Recently, it has been found from theresearch that, the peri-position (the 3-, 4-, 9-, or 10-position markedin formulas I-a to I-d) on a fused ring parent of the hypocrellin isalso an active site for amino substitution, that is, in addition to the2-position on the hypocrellin, an amino substitution reaction can alsooccur at its peri-position. The product of the peri-position aminosubstitution has a maximum absorption wavelength significantlyred-shifted to above 600 nm and a molar extinction coefficientsignificantly increased to about 20000-40000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹, and can alsoeffectively produce reactive oxygen species in a photosensitivecondition, to inactivate tumor cells. However, there is some difficultyin finding, separation, and representation of the product obtained fromthe peri-position amino substitution of the hypocrellin, and relatedcompounds have not been formally reported yet. Therefore, there is anurgent need to provide a method for preparing a hypocrellin derivativehaving a peri-position substituted by an amino group and an applicationthereof.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to provide a hypocrellinderivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a 2-position by anamino.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a method forpreparing a hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-positionand in a 2-position by an amino.

A third objective of the present invention is to provide a use of ahypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a2-position by an amino.

In order to achieve the above first objective, the present inventionemploys the following technical solution.

A hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a2-position by an amino has a general structural formula as representedby formulas I-a to I-d:

wherein the peri-position of hypocrellin is a 3-, 4-, 9-, or 10-positionmarked in formulas I-a to I-d; derivatives of the above four generalstructural formulas can be generated at the same time, with differentratios in final products obtained in different preparation conditions;

a substituent R₃ is —COCH₃ or —H; a substituent R₄ is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br,—I, or —S—R₅, wherein R₅ is a C2-12 alkyl group, a C2-12 alkyl grouphaving a hydroxyl group as a terminal group, or a C2-12 alkyl grouphaving a carboxyl group as a terminal group;

substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively connected to the amino group; R₁and R₂ can be identical or different; general structural formulas of R₁and R₂ are respectively as represented by formula II:

in formula II, 0≤m≤8, 0≤n≤50, 0≤p≤8, 0≤q≤8, 0≤r≤1, and 0≤s≤8; m, n, p,q, r, and s are respectively zero or a positive integer; X and Y arerespectively linking groups; Z is a terminal group; (OCH₂CH₂)_(n) is apolyethylene glycol unit;

the linking groups X and Y in formula II are respectively —NH—, —O—,—S—, a carboxylate group, an amide group, a sulfonate group, asulfonamide group, a carbonyl group, a phosphate group, a C3-12unsaturated hydrocarbyl group, a C3-12 cyclic hydrocarbyl group, a C6-12aryl group, or a C3-12 heterocyclic group;

the C3-12 unsaturated hydrocarbyl group is substituted or unsubstitutedor heteroatom-containing alkene or alkyne; the C3-12 cyclic hydrocarbylgroup is substituted or unsubstituted or heteroatom-containingcycloalkane, cycloalkene, or cycloalkyne, and the heteroatom is anoxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom; the C6-12 aryl group is a substitutedor unsubstituted aryl group, wherein the substituted aryl group is amono- or poly-substituted aryl group, and a substituted position is anortho-position, a meta-position, or a para-position in the aryl group;the C3-12 heterocyclic group is a substituted or unsubstitutedheterocyclic group, the substituted heterocyclic group is mono- orpoly-substituted, and a substituted position is an ortho-position, ameta-position, or a para-position in a heterocycle; the heterocyclicgroup is furan, pyrrole, thiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, oxazole,thiazole, pyridine, piperidine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, piperazine,indole, quinoline, isoquinoline, purine, pyrimidine, or acridine;

a substituent in the above cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, orheterocyclic group is respectively a C1-8 alkyl group, a C2-8 alkenylgroup, a C2-8 alkynyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, aC6-12 aralkyl group, or an alkyl group having a terminal groupcontaining a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acidgroup, or a carboxylate;

a terminal group Z in formula II is selected from hydrogen, a C1-8 alkylgroup, a C1-8 alkoxy group, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, apyridyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group, acarboxylic acid group, a carboxylate, a sulfonic acid group, asulfonate, a phosphoric acid group, a phosphate, an amino acid,triphenylphosphine, a quaternary ammonium salt, a pyridinium, and one ofa carboxylic acid salt, a sulfonic acid salt, and an amino acid saltformed by cations acceptable by a pharmaceutical preparation;

when the terminal group Z in formula II is a quaternary ammonium salt,three substituents of the quaternary ammonium salt are respectively: aC1-8 alkyl group, a C2-8 alkenyl group, a C2-8 alkynyl group, a C3-8cycloalkyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkenyl group, an aryl group, a C6-12aralkyl group, or an alkyl group having a terminal group containing ahydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, or acarboxylate, and anions in the quaternary ammonium salt are anionsacceptable by a pharmaceutical preparation; and when the terminal groupZ in formula II is a pyridinium, a substituent on a pyridine ring of thepyridinium is in an ortho-position, a meta-position, or a para-position,the pyridinium is obtained by quaternizing pyridine and halogenatedhydrocarbons having 1 to 8 carbon atoms of different chain lengths, andanions in the pyridinium are anions acceptable by a pharmaceuticalpreparation.

Specifically, the hypocrellin derivatives represented by formulas I-a toI-d respectively have an enol tautomer, wherein formula I-a and formulaI-a′ represent enol tautomers regarding positions 9 and 10 in thestructural formula; formula I-b and formula I-b′ represent enoltautomers regarding positions 3 and 4 in the structural formula; formulaI-c and formula I-c′ represent enol tautomers regarding positions 9 and10 in the structural formula; and formula I-d and formula I-d′ representenol tautomers regarding positions 3 and 4 in the structural formula:

Preferably, the linking groups X and Y in formula II are respectively:—NH—, —O—, —S—, —COO—, —OC(═O)—, —CONH—, —NHC(═O)—, —SO₃—, —SO₂NH—,—C(═O)—, —PO₃—, —CH═CH—, —C(CH₃)═CH—, —C(CH₃)═C(CH₃)—, —C(COOH)═CH—,—C(CH₂COOH)═CH—, —C≡C—, —C₃H₄— (a cyclopropyl group), —C₃H₃(CH₃)— (amethylcyclopropyl group), —C₃H₃(OH)— (a hydroxylcyclopropyl group),—C₃H₃(COOH)— (a carboxylcyclopropyl group), —C₄H₆— (a cyclobutyl group),—C₄H₅(CH₃)— (a methylcyclobutyl group), —C₄H₅(OH)— (a hydroxylcyclobutylgroup), —C₄H₅(COOH)— (a carboxylcyclobutyl group), —C₅H₈— (a cyclopentylgroup), —C₅H₇(CH₃)— (a methylcyclopentyl group), —C₅H₇(OH)— (ahydroxylcyclopentyl group), —C₅H₇(NH₂)— (an aminocyclopentyl group),—C₅H₇(COOH)— (a carboxylcyclopentyl group), —C₆H₁₀— (a cyclohexylgroup), —C₆H₉(CH₃)— (a methylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₉(C₂H₅)— (anethylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₉(C₃H₇)— (a propylcyclohexyl group),—C₆H₉(OH)— (a hydroxylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₉(NH₂)— (an aminocyclohexylgroup), —C₆H₉(COOH)— (a carboxylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₉(CH₂COOH)— (acarboxylmethylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₈(COOH)₂— (a dicarboxylcyclohexylgroup), —C₇H₁₂— (a cycloheptyl group), —C₇H₁₁(COOH)— (acarboxylcycloheptyl group), —C₇H₁₁(OH)— (a hydroxylcycloheptyl group),—C₇H₁₁(CH₃)— (a methylcycloheptyl group), —C₆H₄—, —C₆H₃(CH₃)—,—C₆H₃(C₂H₅)—, —C₆H₂(CH₃)₂—, —C₆H₃(OH)—, —C₆H₃(OCH₃)—, —C₆H₃(OC₂H₅)—,—C₆H₃(CH₂OH)—, —C₆H₃(NH₂)—, —C₆H₃(CH₂NH₂)—, —C₆H₃(F)—, —C₆H₃(Cl)—,—C₆H₃(Br)—, —C₆H₃(I)—, —C₆H₃(COOH)—, —C₆H₂(COOH)₂—, —C₆H₃(SO₃H)—,—C₆H₃(CH₂COOH)—, —C₆H₃(CH₂CH₂COOH)—, —C₅H₃N—, —C₅H₂N(CH₃)—, —C₅H₂N(OH)—,—C₅H₂N(NH₂)—, —C₅H₂N(CH₂NH₂)—, —C₅H₂N(COOH)—, —C₅H₂N(CH₂COOH)—, —C₅H₉N—,

group, a pyrrolyl group, a thienyl group, a pyrazolyl group, animidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, a pyridyl group,a piperidinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, an indolyl group, a quinolinylgroup, an isoquinolinyl group, a purinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, anacridinyl group, a morpholinyl group, or a heterocyclic group containinga substituent.

Preferably, the terminal group Z in formula II is: —H, —CH₃, —C₂H₅,—C₃H₇, —C₄H₉, —C₅H₁₁, —C₆H₁₃, —C₁₂H₂₅, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —OC₃H₇, —OC₄H₉,—OC₅H₁₁, —OC₆H₁₃, —OC₁₂H₂₅, —C₃H₅, —C₄H₇, —C₅H₉, —C₆H₁₁, —C₇H₁₃, —C₆H₅,—OH, —NH₂, —SH, —COOH, —COOCH₃, —COOC₂H₅, —SO₃H, —SO₃CH₃, —SO₃C₂H₅,—PPh₃ ⁺ (triphenylphosphine) a glycine group, an alanine group, a valinegroup, a leucine group, an isoleucine group, a phenylalanine group, aproline group, a tryptophan group, a tyrosine group, a serine group, acysteine group, a methionine group, an aspartate group, a glutamategroup, a threonine group, a lysine group, an arginine group, a histidinegroup, a cystine group, a glutathione group, —C₅H₄N⁺, —C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃),—C₅H₄N⁺(C₂H₅), —C₅H₄N⁺(C₁₂H₂₅), —N⁺(CH₃)₃, —N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —N⁺(C₃H₇)₃,—N⁺(C₄H₉)₃, —N⁺(C₆H₁₃)₃, —N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅), —N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₃H₇),—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₄H₉), —N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃), —N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), —N⁺(C₂H₅)₂(C₃H₇),—N⁺(C₂H₅)₂(C₆H₁₃), —N⁺(C₂H₅)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), or a quaternary ammonium salthaving a terminal group containing a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acidgroup, a sulfonic acid group, or a carboxylic acid ester.

In the above formulas I-a to I-d, the substituents R₁ and R₂respectively connected to the amino group can be identical or different.

Specifically, the substituents R₁ and R₂ can be respectively: hydrogen,an alkyl group, a phenyl group, or a substituted phenyl group, such as—H, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇, —C₄H₉, —C₅H₁₁, —C₆H₁₃, —C₁₂H₂₅, —C₆H₅, —CH₂C₆H₅,—CH₂CH₂C₆H₅, —CH₂(CH₂)₅C₆H₅, —C₆H₄(COOH), —CH₂C₆H₄(COOH), —CH₂C₆H₄(OH),—C₆H₄(CH₂COOH), and —CH₂C₆H₄(CH₂COOH).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: a cycloalkylgroup or a cycloalkyl group containing a substituent, such as —C₃H₅ (acyclopropyl group), —C₃H₄(CH₃) (a methylcyclopropyl group), —C₃H₄(OH)—(a hydroxylcyclopropyl group), —C₃H₄(CH₂OH)— (a hydroxymethylcyclopropylgroup), —C₃H₄(COOH)— (a carboxylcyclopropyl group), —C₄H₇ (a cyclobutylgroup), —C₄H₆(CH₃) (a methylcyclobutyl group), —C₄H₆(OH) (ahydroxylcyclobutyl group), —C₄H₆(COOH) (a carboxyl cyclobutyl group),—CH₂C₄H₆(COOH), —C₅H₉ (a cyclopentyl group), —C₅H₈(CH₃) (amethylcyclopentyl group), —C₅H₈(OH) (a hydroxylcyclopentyl group),—C₅H₈(NH₂) (an aminocyclopentyl group), —C₅H₈(COOH) (acarboxylcyclopentyl group), —C₆Hu (a cyclohexyl group), —C₆H₁₀(CH₃) (amethylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₁₀(C₂H₅) (an ethylcyclohexyl group),—C₆H₁₀(C₃H₇) (a propylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₁₀ (OH) (ahydroxylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₁₀(NH₂) (an aminocyclohexyl group),—C₆H₁₀ (COOH) (a carboxylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₁₀ (CH₂COOH) (acarboxylmethylcyclohexyl group), —C₆H₉(COOH)₂ (a dicarboxylcyclohexylgroup), —CH₂C₆H₁₀(COOH), —CH₂C₆H₁₀ (OH), —C₇H₁₃ (a cycloheptyl group),—C₇H₁₂(COOH) (a carboxylcycloheptyl group), —C₇H₁₂(OH) (ahydroxylcycloheptyl group), and —C₇H₁₂(CH₃) (a methylcycloheptyl group).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: carboxylicacids, carboxylic acid esters, or carboxylic acid salts of differentchain lengths, such as —CH₂COOH, —CH₂CH₂COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COOH,—CH₂(CH₂)₃COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₄COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₅COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₆COOH,—CH₂(CH₂)₁₀COOH, —CH₂COOCH₃, —CH₂CH₂COOC₆H₁₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COOCH₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₂COOC₂H₅, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COOC₆H₁₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄COOCH₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₆COOC₆H₁₃, —CH₂COONa⁺, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COONa⁺, and —CH₂(CH₂)₄COONa⁺.

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: sulfonic acids,sulfonic acid esters, or sulfonic acid salts of different chain lengths,such as —CH₂SO₃H, —CH₂CH₂SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₃SO₃H,—CH₂(CH₂)₄SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₅SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₁₁SO₃H, —CH₂SO₃CH₃,—CH₂SO₃C₆H₁₃, —CH₂CH₂SO₃CH₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃CH₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃C₆H₁₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄SO₃C₄H₉, —CH₂(CH₂)₁₁SO₃C₆H₁₃, —CH₂SO₃Na, and —CH₂CH₂SO₃K.

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: a hydroxylgroup, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, asubstituted or unsubstituted pyridyl group, such as —OH, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅,—OC₆H₁₃, —NH₂, —NHC₂H₅, —NHC₆H₁₃, —NHC₁₂H₂₅, —NHC₆H₅, —NHC₅H₄N, —C₅H₄N,—CH₂C₅H₄N, —(CH₂)₂C₅H₄N, —(CH₂)₆C₅H₄N, —C₅H₃N(CH₃), —C₅H₃N(OH),—C₅H₃N(NH₂), —C₅H₃N(COOH), —C₅H₃N(CH₂COOH), and —CH₂C₅H₃N(CH₂COOH).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: variouspolyethylene glycols, polyethylene glycol ethers, or polyethylene glycolesters of different chain lengths, such as —CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OC₆H₁₃,—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OC₁₂H₂₅, —CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—O—COCH₃, and—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—O—COC₆H₁₃ (n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: twopolyethylene glycols of different chain lengths connected by acarboxylate group, such as —CH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, and—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃ (n is an integerbetween 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ in formula II are respectively:polyethylene glycols of different chain lengths connected totriphenylphosphine by a carboxylate group, such as—CH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—PPh₃*, —CH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₃—PPh₃ ⁺,—CH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₅—PPh₃ ⁺, —CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—PPh₃ ⁺,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₃—PPh₃ ⁺, and —CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₅—PPh₃⁺.

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: alcohols withdifferent numbers of carbon atoms and the alcohols connected topolyethylene glycols of different chain lengths by a carboxylate group,such as —(CH₂)₃—OH, —(CH₂)₃—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₃—OC₂H₅, —(CH₂)₃—OCOCH₃,—(CH₂)₃—OCOC₂H₅, —(CH₂)₃—O—COCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₄—OH,—(CH₂)₄—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₄—OCOCH₃, —(CH₂)₄—OCOC₂H₅,—(CH₂)₄—O—COCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₆—OH, —(CH₂)₆—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₆—OCOCH₃, and —(CH₂)₆—O—COCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃ (n is aninteger between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: azapolyethyleneglycols or thiopolyethylene glycols of different chain lengths, orpolyethylene diamines of different chain lengths connected topolyethylene glycols by an amide group, such as—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂CH₂—(NHCH₂CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—CH₂CH₂—(NHCH₂CH₂)_(n)—N(CH₃)₂,—CH₂CH₂—NHCH₂CH₂—NH—COCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, and—CH₂CH₂—S—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH (n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: variousaminocarboxylic acids, amino acid esters, or amino acid salts, such as—CH(CH₃)—COOH, —CH(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOH, —CHCH₂(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOH,—CH(CH₂CH₂SCH₃)—COOH, —CHCH(CH₃)(C₂H₅)—COOH, —CH(CH₂OH)—COOH,—CHCH(OH)(CH₃)—COOH, —CH(CH₂SH)—COOH, —CH(CH₂CONH₂)—COOH,—CH(CH₂CH₂CONH₂)—COOH, —CH(CH₂C₆H₅)—COOH, —CH(CH₂C₆H₅OH)—COOH,—CH(CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂NH₃ ⁺)—COOH, —CH(COOH)—CH₂COOH, —CH(COOH)—CH₂CH₂COOH,

—CH(CH₃)—COOCH₃, —CH(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOCH₃, —CHCH₂(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOCH₃,—CH(CH₂CH₂SCH₃)—COOCH₃, —CH(CH₃)—COONa⁺, —CH(CH(CH₃)₂)—COONa⁺,—CHCH₂(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOK⁺, —CH(CH₂CH₂SCH₃)—COOK⁺.

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: carboxylicacids with different numbers of carbon atoms connected to polyethyleneglycols of different chain lengths by a carboxyl group, such as—CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH₂CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, and —CH₂(CH₂)₄CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃ (n isan integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: carboxylicacids with different numbers of carbon atoms connected to polyethyleneglycols of different chain lengths by an amide bond, such as—CH₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₃—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₃—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₄—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₄—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₅—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, and—(CH₂)₅—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃ (n is an integer between 0 and50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: sulfonic acidswith different numbers of carbon atoms connected to polyethylene glycolsof different chain lengths by a sulfonic acid ester group, such as—CH₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —(CH₂)₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₃—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —(CH₂)₃—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₄—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —(CH₂)₄—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₅—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —(CH₂)₅—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₆—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, and —(CH₂)₆—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃ (n isan integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: sulfonic acidswith different numbers of carbon atoms connected to polyethylene glycolsof different chain lengths by a sulfonamide group, such as—CH₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₃—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₄—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₅—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, and—(CH₂)₆—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃ (n is an integer between 0 and50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: quaternaryammonium salts of different chain lengths, such as —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—(CH₂)₁₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —(CH₂)₄—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃,—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —(CH₂)₁₂—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(C₃H₇)₃,(CH₂)₄—N⁺(C₃H₇)₃, —(CH₂)₆—N⁺(C₃H₇)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(C₄H₉)₃,—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(C₄H₉)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅), —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₄H₉),—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃), —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅),—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₄H₉), —(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃),—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), —(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃),—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), —(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅),—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃), —(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅),—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅), —(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃), and—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: carboxylicacids of different chain lengths connected to quaternary ammonium saltsof different chain lengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, such as—CH₂CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₆CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CO—O—(CH₃)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—O—(CH₃)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃, and—CH₂COOCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: carboxylicacids of different numbers of carbon atoms connected to quaternaryammonium salts of different chain lengths by an amide bond, such as—CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃), and—CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: varioussubstituted or unsubstituted pyridiniums, such as —C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃),—CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃), —CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(C₆H₁₃), —CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₂COOH),—CH₂CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃), —CH₂CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(C₆H₁₃), and —CH₂CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₂COOH).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: amethylenecyclohexanoic acid connected to polyethylene glycols ofdifferent chain lengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50), wherein specific structures are asfollows:

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ in formula II are respectively: amethylenecyclohexanoic acid connected to polyethylene glycols ofdifferent chain lengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, with a hydroxylgroup as a terminal group, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: amethylenecyclohexanoic acid connected to polyethylene glycols ofdifferent chain lengths by an amide bond, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: amethylenecyclohexylacetic acid connected to polyethylene glycols ofdifferent chain lengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, with an alkoxygroup or a hydroxyl group as a terminal group, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: amethylenecyclohexylacetic acid connected to polyethylene glycols ofdifferent chain lengths by an amide bond, with an alkoxy group or ahydroxyl group as a terminal group, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: a para-positioncyclohexanoic acid connected to polyethylene glycols of different chainlengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50); or an ortho- or meta-positioncyclohexanoic acid connected to polyethylene glycols of different chainlengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, with an alkoxy group or ahydroxyl group as a terminal group, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: acyclohexylacetic acid connected to polyethylene glycols of differentchain lengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: acyclohexylpropionic acid connected to polyethylene glycols of differentchain lengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: a meta- orortho-position cyclopentanecarboxylic acid connected to polyethyleneglycols of different chain lengths by a carboxylic acid ester bond, withan alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group as a terminal group, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively:methylenepiperidine directly connected to polyethylene glycols ofdifferent chain lengths or connected to polyethylene glycols ofdifferent chain lengths by an amide bond, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively:hydroxymethylcyclopropane or carboxylcyclopropane directly connected topolyethylene glycols of different chain lengths by a carboxylic acidester bond or by an amide bond, such as

(n is an integer between 0 and 50).

Preferably, the substituents R₁ and R₂ are respectively: amethylenecyclohexanoic acid connected to triphenylphosphine by acarboxylic acid ester bond or an amide bond, such as

In addition, the substituents R₁ and R₂ can also respectively be variousheterocyclic substituents, such as

or a heterocyclic group containing a substituent.

In order to achieve the above second objective, the present inventionemploys the following technical solution.

A method for preparing the above-described derivative having aperi-position and a 2-position both substituted by an amino groupcomprises the following step:

dissolving hypocrellin and a substituted amine derivative in a solventfor a reaction, to obtain the derivative having a peri-position and a2-position both substituted by an amino group.

Preferably, the reaction is performed under the protection of aprotective gas in a lucifugous condition, and the protective gas ispreferably argon or nitrogen.

Preferably, the hypocrellin is hypocrellin B (HB) or deacetylhypocrellin (HG).

Preferably, a general structural formula of the substituted aminederivative is R₁—NH₂ or R₂—NH₂, and general structural formulas of aminosubstituents R₁ and R₂ are as presented by formula II.

Preferably, a feeding molar ratio of the hypocrellin and the aminosubstituted derivative is 1:5-1:100, specifically 1:5, 1:10, 1:20, 1:40,1:60, 1:80, or 1:100, and more preferably 1:60.

Preferably, a temperature of the reaction is 20-150° C., more preferably60° C.

Preferably, a time of the reaction is 6-18 hours, more preferably 10hours.

Preferably, the solvent is an organic solvent, or a mixed solvent of anorganic solvent and water. The mass fraction of water in the mixedsolvent of an organic solvent and water is 5 wt %-95 wt %; and theorganic solvent is one or more of acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran,pyridine, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, methanol, andethanol.

More preferably, the mixed solvent of the organic solvent and water is amixed solvent of N,N-dimethylformamide and water, wherein a volume ratioof the N,N-dimethylformamide and water is 1:1.

Preferably, the reaction can also be performed in an alkaline condition,wherein the alkaline condition is indicated by pH=9-14.

Preferably, a reagent used in the alkaline condition is a 1% potassiumhydroxide aqueous solution, a 1% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, a 5%potassium carbonate aqueous solution, or an ammonia aqueous solution ofpH=11.

More preferably, the reaction is performed in the 1% sodium hydroxideaqueous solution or 5% potassium carbonate aqueous solution or ammoniaaqueous solution having a pH value of about 11.

Preferably, the separation and purification process is as follows: thereacting organic solvent is removed to obtain a blue black solidresidue, which is dissolved by using dichloromethane, washing isperformed with the same volume of a 5% dilute aqueous hydrochloric acidsolution three times and with water once, and an organic layer is driedby using anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and subject tosolvent-removal, to obtain a crude product. The obtained crude productis subject to further separation by means of silica gel platechromatography, wherein a developing agent is a mixed solution with apreferred volume ratio of ethyl acetate, diethylamine, andethanol=20:1:2, thereby obtaining a hypocrellin derivative substitutedboth in a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino, with a yield of3-20%, and a product of a blue black solid.

In the present invention, the developing agent used for silica gelcolumn chromatography or silica gel plate chromatography is aconventional reagent, which is obtained by adding 1% sodium tartrate,sodium citrate, or potassium dihydrogen phosphate to a stationary phase.Preferably, the developing agent used for silica gel platechromatography is a mixed solution containing ethyl acetate,diethylamine, and ethanol, and the volume ratio of the ethyl acetate,diethylamine, and ethanol in the mixed solution is 20:1:1-20:1:3.

In order to achieve the above third objective, the present inventionemploys the following technical solution.

The hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a2-position by an amino is used as a photosensitizer drug in photodynamictherapy.

The general structural formula of the hypocrellin derivative substitutedboth in a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino involved in thepresent invention is as shown in FIG. 1. During the reaction between thehypocrellin (hypocrellin B HB or deacetyl hypocrellin HG) and the aminosubstituted derivative, in addition to the 2-position in thehypocrellin, amino substitution can also occur at one of the fourperi-positions (3-, 4-, 9-, and 10-positions in FIG. 1) in thehypocrellin, ultimately obtaining the hypocrellin derivative substitutedboth in a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino. The ratio ofproducts of amino substitution at different peri-positions in thehypocrellin can be adjusted by controlling different reaction conditions(acidity and alkalinity of the solution, the reaction temperature, thereaction time, steric hindrance of the raw material amine, the feedingmolar ratio, etc.). For example, in weakly alkaline conditions such aspotassium carbonate and ammonium hydroxide, derivatives I-b and I-d ofperi-position amino substitution at positions 9 and 10 are primarilyproduced; and in strongly alkaline conditions such as sodium hydroxide,derivatives I-a and I-c of peri-position amino substitution at positions3 and 4 are primarily produced. For example, if the raw material aminehas large steric hindrance, since amino substitution has occurred at the2-position in the hypocrellin, peri-position amino substitution is noteasy to occur at a 3-position (FIG. 1). In addition, the ratio of theproducts I-a to I-d of amino substitution at different peri-positions inthe hypocrellin can also be adjusted by controlling different reactiontemperatures and different feeding molar ratios.

For example, during a reaction between the hypocrellin B and2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol, hypocrellin derivatives HB-1a-HB-1d having aperi-position and a 2-position both substituted by an amino group areprimarily produced, and the obtained products are further esterifiedwith polyethylene glycol having a carboxyl group, to obtainHB-1a-PEGn-HB-1d-PEGn, wherein a synthetic method and a correspondingproduct are as shown in FIG. 2 and examples 2 and 3. During a reactionbetween the deacetyl hypocrellin and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol, deacetylhypocrellin derivatives HC-1a-HC-1d having a peri-position and a2-position both substituted by an amino group are primarily produced,and the obtained products are further esterified with polyethyleneglycol having a carboxyl group, to obtain HC-1a-PEGn-HC-1d-PEGn, whereina synthetic method and a corresponding product are as shown in FIG. 3and examples 5 and 6.

During a reaction between deacetyl hypocrellin B and an aminobutyricacid, deacetyl hypocrellin derivatives HC-8a-HC-8d having aperi-position and a 2-position both substituted by an amino group areprimarily produced, and the obtained products are further esterifiedwith polyethylene glycol having a hydroxyl group, to obtainHC-8a-PEGn-HC-8d-PEGn, wherein a synthetic method and a correspondingproduct are as shown in FIG. 4 and examples 22 and 23.

Most of photosensitizer molecules disclosed in this patent contain alarge number of hydrophilic groups, such as a polyethylene glycol chain,a quaternary ammonium salt, a carboxyl group, and a sulfonic acid group,etc., making the photosensitizer molecules have very high watersolubility in a physiological condition; and experiments indicate thateach milliliter of normal saline or glucose injection can dissolve morethan 5 mg of such the photosensitizer molecules, presenting excellentwater solubility. Therefore, the photosensitive drug can be welltransported in blood vessels during intravenous injection, withoutcausing a vascular blockage. HB-1c-C2-N+ prepared in example 4 containstwo quaternary ammonium salts, and each milliliter of normal saline candissolve more than 20 mg of photosensitizer molecules; HC-1c-PEG6prepared in example 6 contains two 6-PEG chains, and each milliliter ofnormal saline can dissolve more than 20 mg of photosensitizer molecules;HB-8c prepared in example 19 contains two carboxyl groups, and eachmilliliter of normal saline can dissolve more than 10 mg ofphotosensitizer molecules; HB-13c prepared in example 35 contains twocarboxyl groups, and each milliliter of normal saline can dissolve morethan 10 mg of photosensitizer molecules; and HB-13c-PEG8 prepared inexample 37 contains two 8-PEG chains, and each milliliter of normalsaline can dissolve more than 20 mg of photosensitizer molecules. Thesephotosensitizer molecules all present excellent water solubility.

As shown in FIG. 5(a) and FIG. 5(b), the hypocrellin derivativesubstituted both in a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino ofthe present invention has very wide and strong absorption performance ina phototherapy window, has a maximum absorption spectrum wavelength ofabout 600-650 nm, with the maximum reaching 650 nm, which is redshiftedby about 200 nm relative to a maximum absorption peak of the parenthypocrellin, and has a molar extinction coefficient of about 20000-40000M⁻¹ cm⁻¹, presenting a very high absorptivity in the phototherapywindow. In FIG. 5(a), the unmodified hypocrellin B HB has a maximumabsorption wavelength of 450 nm (line a); thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-1cprepared in example 2 has wide absorption performance at 550 nm-700 nmand has a maximum absorption wavelength of 630 nm (line b); and thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivativeHC-1c prepared in example 5 has wide absorption performance at 550nm-700 nm and has a maximum absorption wavelength of 650 nm (line c). InFIG. 5(b), a commercialized porphyrin photosensitizer PpIX hasmulti-band narrow absorption performance, wherein maximum absorptionwavelengths available for phototherapy are 570 nm and 630 nm, both caseshaving a molar extinction coefficient less than 10000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; acommercialized porphin photosensitizer Ce6 has a maximum absorptionwavelength of 650 nm and a molar extinction coefficient less than 20000M⁻¹cm⁻¹, and also haa narrow absorption performance in the phototherapywindow. Therefore, the hypocrellin derivatives HB-1c and HC-1c having aperi-position and a 2-position both substituted by an amino groupsynthesized in this patent have an absorption wavelength and anabsorptivity in the phototherapy window both far greater than that ofthe commercial porphyrin photosensitizer PpIX and porphinphotosensitizer Ce6, presenting more outstanding photodynamicperformance.

The ability of the above di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative HB-1c to produce reactive oxygen is shown inFIGS. 6(a) and 6(b): the experiments indicate that, it is measured byusing singlet oxygen and superoxide radical scavengers that, such thehypocrellin derivative having a peri-position substituted by an aminogroup can efficiently produce photosensitive reactive species, primarilyproducing singlet oxygen, as shown in FIG. 6(a), also producing a smallamount of superoxide radicals, as shown in FIG. 6(b). FIGS. 7(a)-7(d)show efficiency curves of measuring singlet oxygen of HB-1c and HC-1c.From the comparison with a reference rose bengal RB, it can be seen thatthe singlet oxygen efficiencies of HB-1c and HC-1c are respectively 0.40and 0.38.

As shown in FIG. 8, the pH value of the hypocrellin derivative preparedin the present invention is in the range of 6.2-8.0, without an obviouschange in an absorption spectrum thereof, indicating that thehypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a2-position by an amino has a higher pH stability. Curve b shows that, inthe pH range of 6.2-8.0, there is no obvious change in an absorptionspectrum of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetylhypocrellin B derivative HC-1c in example 5; and HC-1c-PEG6 (curve c)formed by HC-1c and six units of polyethylene glycol generally has agood pH stability in this range, for the reason that two phenolichydroxyl groups of the hypocrellin are not prone to deprotonation inthis acid-base condition. However, the commercial hematoporphyrin HpDcontains two carboxyl groups, which can be deprotonated in the pH rangeof 6.2-8.0, resulting in an obvious change in the absorption spectrum,thus presenting an instability of the HpD photosensitizer (curve a).Therefore, the hypocrellin derivative prepared in the present inventionhas a better pH stability than the commercial hematoporphyrin HpD in thepH range of 6.2-8.0.

FIG. 9 is a comparison diagram of photostabilities of the hypocrellinderivative prepared in the present invention and a commercialphotosensitizer. As can be seen from the figure, after being irradiatedwith a 635 nm laser for 30 min at a light intensity of 20 mW/cm², anabsorption spectrum of the aminoethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative HC-2c in example 9 is not obviously decreased, and anabsorption intensity at the maximum wavelength is decreased by less than10% (curve a). In the same condition, in an absorption spectrum of theesterification product HC-2c-PEG6 of HC-2c and polyethylene glycol inexample 10, an absorption intensity at the maximum wavelength is alsodecreased by less than 10%, likewise having a good photostability (curveb). However, in the same condition, after being irradiated with a 635 nmlaser for 30 min at a light intensity of 20 mW/cm², maximum absorptionperformance of the commercial porphin photosensitizer Ce6 is decreasedby 30% (curve c); and an absorption spectrum of the commercialhematoporphyrin photosensitizer HpD is decreased more, reaching about50% (curve d). Therefore, in the same condition, the hypocrellinderivative prepared in the present invention has a better photostabilitythan the commercial photosensitizers.

Results of confocal fluorescence imaging experiments shown in FIGS.10(a)-10(c) indicate that the phototherapy drug micromolecule HB-1c-PEG6has good biocompatibility and is able to enter a lysosome of a Hela celland generate an excellent red-light fluorescence image in the cell.DCFH-DA is used to detect singlet oxygen in a cell. As shown in FIG. 11,the photosensitizer HC-1c-PEG6 and the fluorescence probe DCFH-DA areco-incubated in the cell, with increase of an irradiation time to 60 s,a green fluorescence intensity is gradually increased, indicating thatthe amount of the singlet oxygen in the cell is increased.

HB-1c-PEG6 and Hela cells are co-incubated, as shown in FIG. 12(a), acytotoxicity (dark toxicity) research test indicates that thepolyethylene glycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellinB derivative HB-1c-PEG6 synthesized in example 3 has a smallercytotoxicity, which is similar to that of the hypocrellin B HB andcommercial photosensitive drug hematoporphyrin HpD. After the Hela cellsare incubated by using the photosensitizer HB-1c-PEG6 with theconcentration of 10 μM for a half hour, death of many Hela cells is notobserved, indicating that such the photosensitizer is basicallynon-cytotoxic. A cell phototoxicity experiment as shown in FIG. 12(b)indicates that HB-1c-PEG6 presents very strong lethality to the Helacells under irradiation of a 635 nm laser. HB-1c-PEG6 with aconcentration range of 160 nM can kill more than 90% of the Hela cells,while in the same condition, the hypocrellin B HB or commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative HpD can kill only about 30%of the Hela cells, indicating that a photodynamic effect of thehypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a2-position by an amino is significantly better than that of thehypocrellin B HB and commercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

FIGS. 13(a) and 13(b) list experimental results of dark cytotoxicity andphototoxicity of the polyethyleneglycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative HB-1c-PEG6 synthesized in example 6. It can be seen thatHC-1c-PEG6 has almost no cytotoxicity when not exposed to light. Afterexposure to 635 nm light, HC-1c-PEG6 with a concentration range of 140nM can kill more than 90% of the Hela cells, while in the samecondition, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC can kill only 40% of the Helacells, and the commercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative HpDcan kill only about 10% of the Hela cells, indicating that aphotodynamic effect of HB-1c-PEG6 is significantly better than that ofthe deacetyl hypocrellin HC and commercial photosensitizerhematoporphyrin HpD.

FIGS. 14(a) and 14(b) show effect diagrams of dark toxicity andphototoxicity of diaminobutyric acid-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinHC-8c synthesized in example 22 to Hela cells. It can be seen that HC-8ccontaining two carboxyl groups has almost no cytotoxicity when notexposed to light. After exposure to 635 nm light, HC-8c with aconcentration range of 200 nM can kill more than 85% of the Hela cells,while in the same condition, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC can kill 50% ofthe Hela cells, and the commercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrinderivative HpD can kill only about 10% of the Hela cells, indicatingthat a photodynamic effect of HC-8c is significantly better than that ofthe deacetyl hypocrellin HC and commercial photosensitizerhematoporphyrin HpD. Similarly, FIGS. 15(a) and 15(b) show effectdiagrams of dark toxicity and phototoxicity for killing tumor cells of apolyethylene glycol-diaminobutyric acid-modified deacetyl hypocrellinderivative HC-8c-PEG6 synthesized in example 23, indicating that aphotodynamic effect of HC-8c-PEG6 is significantly better than that ofthe deacetyl hypocrellin HC and commercial photosensitizerhematoporphyrin HpD.

FIGS. 16(a) and 16(b) show effect diagrams of dark toxicity andphototoxicity for killing tumor cells of a 4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-13c synthesized in example35. It can be seen from the figures that HB-13c containing two carboxylgroups has almost no cytotoxicity when not exposed to light. Afterexposure to 635 nm red light, HB-13c with a concentration range of 240nM can kill more than 85% of the Hela cells, while in the samecondition, the hypocrellin B HB can kill 30% of the Hela cells, and thecommercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative HpD can kill onlyabout 10% of the Hela cells, indicating that a photodynamic effect ofHB-13c is significantly better than that of the hypocrellin B HB andcommercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD. The compound HB-13c andtwo 8-PEG chains are connected by a carboxylic acid ester bond, toobtain HB-13c-PEG8 (example 37) with dark toxicity and phototoxicityeffects of killing tumor cells as shown in FIGS. 17(a) and 17(b). Underred light irradiation, HB-13c-PEG8 with a concentration range of 160 nMcan kill more than 90% of the Hela cells, while in the same condition,the hypocrellin B HB can kill 30% of the Hela cells. The compound HC-13cand two 8-PEG chains are connected by an amide bond, to obtainHC-13c-NH-PEG8 (example 41) with dark toxicity and phototoxicity effectsof killing tumor cells as shown in FIGS. 18(a) and 18(b). Under redlight irradiation, HC-13c-NH-PEG8 with a concentration range of 200 nMcan kill more than 85% of the Hela cells, while in the same condition,the hypocrellin B HB can kill 60% of the Hela cells, and the commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative HpD can kill only about 10%of the Hela cells. The above-described results indicate thatphotodynamic effects of HB-13c-PEG8 and HC-13c-NH-PEG8 are significantlybetter than that of the deacetyl hypocrellin and commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin.

All of the above phototoxicity experiment results indicate that aphotodynamic effect of such the hypocrellin derivatives having aperi-position and a 2-position both substituted by an amino group issignificantly better than that of the hypocrellin B HB and commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

The present invention discloses a method for preparing a hypocrellinderivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a 2-position by anamino, and a use thereof. Such the compounds have a maximum absorptionwavelength in the range of 600-650 nm, a molar extinction coefficientreaching 20000-40000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹, and a very high absorptivity in thephototherapy window. Studies indicate that such the derivatives canefficiently produce reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen in aphotosensitive condition, have an excellent photodynamic effect, and canbe used as phototherapy drugs to treat diseases such as tumors andvarious microangiopathies. Compared with the parent hypocrellin B, thehypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a2-position by an amino of the present invention has a significantlyimproved absorptivity in the phototherapy window. In the prior art,there is no research on the preparation of a hypocrellin derivativehaving a peri-position substituted by an amino group, and the synthesismethod of such the compound is disclosed for the first time.

It should also be noted that the hypocrellin derivatives involved inthis patent that require the protection all have two enol tautomers. Forexample, the compounds represented by formula I-a and formula I-a′,formula I-b and formula I-b′, formula I-c and formula I-c′, or formulaI-d and formula I-d′ are tautomers, and chemical structures of both thetautomers certainly fall within the protection scope. In addition,unless otherwise specified, any range recorded in the present inventioncomprises the end values and any value between the end values, and anysub-range formed by the end values or any value between the end values.

The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

1) The hypocrellin raw material in the present invention is extractedfrom natural products. The raw material is easy to be obtained, has alow cost, can be prepared in large quantities, has little toxic and sideeffects, and is easy to be metabolized. The synthesis and separationmethods are simple, without expensive reaction raw materials andcomplicated separation means.

2) Compared with the parent hypocrellin, the prepared the hypocrellinderivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a 2-position by anamino has a significantly red-shifted absorption spectrum and asignificantly increased molar extinction coefficient, and canefficiently produce reactive oxygen (primarily singlet oxygen, andsecondly reactive oxygen species such as superoxide radicals) in thephotosensitive condition.

3) Compared with the first-generation porphyrin photosensitizer andsecond-generation phthalocyanine photosensitizer used clinically, theabsorption wavelength and the absorptivity of the photosensitizer, thatis, the hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position andin a 2-position by an amino in the present invention, are obviouslyimproved. The important thing is that the product is easy to beseparated and purified and has a clear structure, overcoming theproblems that the porphyrin and phthalocyanine photosensitizers are noteasy to be separated and have a complex composition and a structuredifficult to be determined. More importantly, in the same condition, thehypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a2-position by an amino involved in the present invention, when used as aphotosensitizer, has a stronger ability to photo-dynamically inactivatetumor cells than the first and second generation commercialphotosensitizers.

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The specific embodiments of the present invention will be furtherdescribed in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a general structural formula of a hypocrellin derivativesubstituted both in a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino ofthe present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a diagram of a synthetic route of hypocrellin B derivativesHB-1a-PEGn-HB-1d-PEGn having a peri-position and a 2-position bothsubstituted by a polyethylene glycol-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol group inexamples 2 and 3 (n is the number of units of the polyethylene glycol);

FIG. 3 shows a diagram of a synthetic route of deacetyl hypocrellinderivatives HC-1a-PEGn-HC-1d-PEGn having a peri-position and a2-position both substituted by a polyethyleneglycol-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol group in examples 5 and 6 (n is thenumber of units of the polyethylene glycol);

FIG. 4 shows a diagram of a synthetic route of deacetyl hypocrellinderivatives HC-8a-PEGn-HC-8d-PEGn having a peri-position and a2-position both substituted by a polyethylene glycol-aminobutyric acidgroup in examples 22 and 23 (n is the number of units of thepolyethylene glycol);

FIG. 5(a) shows a comparison diagram of absorption spectra ofhypocrellin and the derivative thereof, in which line a representshypocrellin B HB extracted in example 1 of the present invention; line brepresents a di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative HB-1c prepared in example 2; and line c represents adi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivativeHC-1c prepared in example 5;

FIG. 5(b) shows a comparison diagram of absorption spectra of acommercial porphyrin photosensitizer PpIX and a porphyrinphotosensitizer Ce6, respectively;

FIG. 6(a) shows a function diagram of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-1cin example 2 of the present invention and a singlet oxygen scavenger;

FIG. 6(b) shows a function diagram of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-1cin example 2 of the present invention and a superoxide radicalscavenger;

FIGS. 7(a)-7(d) show a singlet oxygen efficiency test;

FIG. 7(a) shows a photodegradation curve of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-1cin example 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 7(b) shows a photodegradation curve of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivativeHC-1c in example 5 of the present invention;

FIG. 7(c) shows a photodegradation curve of a standard reference rosebengal (RB);

FIG. 7(d) is a comparison diagram of photodegradation of HB-1c, HC-1c,and RB;

FIG. 8 shows a comparison diagram of pH stabilities of the hypocrellinderivative prepared in the present invention and commercialhematoporphyrin, in which curve (a) shows the pH stability of thecommercial hematoporphyrin photosensitizer HpD; curve (b) shows the pHstability of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetylhypocrellin derivative HC-1c in example 5; and curve (c) shows the pHstability of polyethylene glycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative HC-1c-PEG6 in example 6;

FIG. 9 shows a comparison diagram of photostabilities of the hypocrellinderivative prepared in the present invention and a commercialphotosensitizer under irradiation with a laser for 30 min at a lightintensity of 20 mW/cm², in which curve (a) shows the photostability of adiaminoethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivative HC-2c inexample 9; curve (b) shows the photostability of a polyethyleneglycol-diaminoethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivativeHC-2c-PEG6 in example 10; curve (c) shows the photostability of acommercial porphin photosensitizer Ce6; and curve (d) shows thephotostability of the commercial hematoporphyrin photosensitizer HpD;

FIGS. 10(a)-10(c) show confocal fluorescence images in Hela cells of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-1cin example 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 10(a) shows a dark field image;

FIG. 10(b) shows a light field image;

FIG. 10(c) shows an image of superimposed dark field and bright field;

FIG. 11 shows detection of reactive oxygen in a cell for photosensitizerincubation by using a singlet oxygen fluorescence probe DCFH-DA, whereinthe first row shows fluorescence images of a cell for incubation of onlythe photosensitizer HC-1c-PEG6 at different times; the second row showsfluorescence images of a cell for incubation of only the singlet oxygenfluorescence probe DCFH-DA at different times; and the third row showsfluorescence images of a cell for co-incubation of the photosensitizerHC-1c-PEG6 and fluorescence probe DCFH-DA at different times;

FIG. 12(a) shows dark toxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and the polyethyleneglycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin derivativeHB-1c-PEG6 in example 3 of the present invention at differentconcentrations;

FIG. 12(b) shows phototoxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and the polyethyleneglycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin derivativeHB-1c-PEG6 in example 3 of the present invention at differentconcentrations;

FIG. 13(a) shows dark toxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC, and the polyethyleneglycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative HC-1c-PEG6 in example 6 of the present invention at differentconcentrations;

FIG. 13(b) shows phototoxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC, and the polyethyleneglycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative HC-1c-PEG6 in example 6 of the present invention at differentconcentrations;

FIG. 14(a) shows dark toxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC, and the diaminobutyricacid-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin HC-8c synthesized in example 22 ofthe present invention at different concentrations;

FIG. 14(b) shows phototoxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC, and the diaminobutyricacid-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin HC-8c synthesized in example 22 ofthe present invention at different concentrations;

FIG. 15(a) shows dark toxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC, and the polyethyleneglycol-diaminobutyric acid-modified deacetyl hypocrellin HC-8c-PEG6synthesized in example 23 of the present invention at differentconcentrations;

FIG. 15(b) shows phototoxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC, and the polyethyleneglycol-diaminobutyric acid-modified deacetyl hypocrellin HC-8c-PEG6synthesized in example 23 of the present invention at differentconcentrations;

FIG. 16(a) shows dark toxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and the 4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-13c synthesized in example35 of the present invention at different concentrations;

FIG. 16(b) shows phototoxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and the 4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative HB-13c synthesized in example35 of the present invention at different concentrations;

FIG. 17(a) shows dark toxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and HB-13c-PEG8 synthesized inexample 37 of the present invention at different concentrations, whereinHB-13c-PEG8 is obtained by connecting the 4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative and two 8-PEG chains with acarboxylic acid ester bond;

FIG. 17(b) shows phototoxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and HB-13c-PEG8 synthesized inexample 37 of the present invention at different concentrations, whereinHB-13c-PEG8 is obtained by connecting the 4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative and two 8-PEG chains with acarboxylic acid ester bond;

FIG. 18(a) shows dark toxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and HC-13c-NH-PEG8 synthesized inexample 41 of the present invention at different concentrations, whereinHC-13c-NH-PEG8 is obtained by connecting the 4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative and two 8-PEG chains with anamide bond; and

FIG. 18(b) shows phototoxicities, to Hela cells, of the hematoporphyrinderivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, and HC-13c-NH-PEG8 synthesized inexample 41 of the present invention at different concentrations, whereinHC-13c-NH-PEG8 is obtained by connecting the 4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative and two 8-PEG chains with anamide bond;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In order to describe the present invention more clearly, the presentinvention is further described below with reference to the preferredembodiments and the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the artshould understand that the contents specifically described below is forillustration, instead of limitation, and the protection scope of thepresent invention shall not be limited thereto.

In the present invention, the experimental methods are conventionalmethods unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise specified, the rawmaterials used can be obtained from publicly available commercialchannels; the percentages are mass percentages unless otherwisespecified; and M represents mol/L unless otherwise specified.

Example 1

Extraction of hypocrellin A (HA): 100 g of Hypocrella bambusae waspulverized by suing a pulverizer and placed in a Soxhlet extractor,continuous extraction was performed for a day with 1000 mL of acetone asa solvent until an extracting solution was nearly colorless, theextracting solution was filtered to remove a small amount of infiltratedinsoluble solid and then spin-dried to remove acetone, 500 mL ofdichloromethane was used for dissolution, 3×400 mL of distilled waterwas used for washing, an organic layer was separated out and spin-dried,a solid residue was washed with 3×100 mL of petroleum ether, the solidwas spontaneously combusted and air-dried in air and then recrystallizedtwice by using chloroform-petroleum ether, and an obtained crystal wasthe target product hypocrellin A (HA), with a purity of above 98%, andMS (ESI+): 546.8. Further purification can be performed by means ofthin-layer silica gel plate chromatography using petroleum ether:ethylacetate:anhydrous ethanol (30:10:1) as a developing agent, to obtainhypocrellin A with a higher purity.

Preparation of hypocrellin B (HB): hypocrellin B was obtained bydehydrating hypocrellin A in an alkaline condition, and for apreparation method, reference is made to Zhao Kaihong, 1989, OrganicChemistry, volume 9, pages 252-254, with appropriate modifications. Thespecific method was as follows: 1 g of hypocrellin A was dissolved in1000 mL of 1.5% KOH aqueous solution, the solution was stirred in alucifugous condition for a reaction for 24 hours and neutralized byusing slightly excessive dilute hydrochloric acid, chloroform was usedfor production extraction, and 0.98 g of hypocrellin B was obtainedafter separation and purification, with a yield of 98%, and MS (ESI+):529.3. An absorption spectrum of the extracted hypocrellin A is as shownin FIG. 5(a).

Preparation of deacetyl hypocrellin (HG): 200 mg of hypocrellin B wasdissolved in 100 mL of 1.5% KOH aqueous solution, a reflux reaction wasperformed for 8 hours in a lucifugous condition, the solution wasneutralized by using dilute hydrochloric acid after cooling,dichloromethane was used for production extraction, and 110 mg ofdeacetyl hypocrellin (HG) was obtained after separation andpurification, with a yield of 56%, and MS (ESI+): 487.2. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃,δ, ppm): 16.0 (s, —OH, 1H), 15.9 (s, —OH, 1H), 6.62 (d, 1H), 6.35 (s,2H), 4.14, 4.12 (s, —OCH₃, 6H), 4.02 (s, —OCH₃, 3H), 3.1 (d, 2H), 2.25(s, —OCH₃, 3H).

Preparation of bromo-hypocrellin B HB-Br and bromo-deacetyl hypocrellinHC-Br: 100 mg of hypocrellin HB or deacetyl hypocrellin HC was dissolvedin 100 mL of tetrahydrofuran solvent, and 2 mL of liquid bromine wasadded dropwise for a reaction at room temperature which was terminatedafter 6 hours. The reaction solution was treated by adding sodiumthiosulfate, extracted by using an organic matter dichloromethane,washed, and dried, and a crude product was separated out by means ofthin-layer chromatography, with a developing agent being a mixedsolution of acetone:ethyl acetate=1:1 in volume ratio, to respectivelyobtain 5-bromo-hypocrellin derivatives HB-Br and HC-Br, with yields of15% and 18%, respectively, and MS (ESI+): 607.5. Structural formulas ofthe above hypocrellin A (HA), hypocrellin B (HB), deacetyl hypocrellin(HG), and 5-bromo-hypocrellin derivatives HB-Br and HC—Br are asfollows:

Example 2

Preparation of a di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a syntheticroute is as shown in FIG. 2, and specifically includes the followingsteps: hypocrellin B HB (100 mg, 0.18 mmol) and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol(2 mmol) were dissolved in 100 mL of anhydrous acetonitrile, after fullymixed, a mixture was heated to 100° C. under the protection of nitrogenand stirred in a lucifugous condition for a reaction for 12 h, a solventwas distilled off after the reaction, a blue black solid was dissolvedin 100 mL of dichloromethane, a solution was washed once with 100 mL ofa dilute hydrochloric acid and then washed with distilled water threetimes, an organic layer was dried by using anhydrous magnesium sulfateand filtered, and an organic phase was spin-dried to obtain a crudeproduct. The obtained crude product was separated out by means ofthin-layer chromatography, with a developing agent being a mixedsolution of acetone:ethyl acetate=1:1 (volume ratio), to obtain fourblue black solid products HB-1a-HB-1d, respectively. HB-1a: yield: 4.1%,R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 688.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:35%. HB-1b: yield: 5.2%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 688.3; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HB-1c: yield: 13.1%, R_(f):0.28; MS (ESI+): 688.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 40%.HB-1d: yield: 3.8%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 688.3; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 35%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

An absorption spectrum of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative HB-1c is as shown by curve a in FIG. 5(a), andHB-1c has very wide and strong absorption performance in a phototherapywindow, has a maximum absorption spectrum wavelength of about 630 nm,which is redshifted by about 180 nm relative to a maximum absorptionpeak of the parent hypocrellin, and has a molar extinction coefficientof about 30000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹, presenting a very high absorptivity in thephototherapy window. The ability of HB-1c to produce reactive oxygen isshown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b): the experiments indicate that, it ismeasured by using singlet oxygen and superoxide radical scavenger that,such the hypocrellin derivative having a peri-position substituted by anamino group can efficiently produce photosensitive reactive species,primarily producing singlet oxygen, as shown in FIG. 6(a), alsoproducing a small amount of superoxide radicals, as shown in FIG. 6(b),and the efficiency of producing singlet oxygen being about 40%. Resultsof confocal fluorescence imaging experiments shown in FIG. 10 indicatethat the phototherapy drug micromolecule HB-1c has good biocompatibilityand is able to enter a lysosome of a Hela cell and generate an excellentred-light fluorescence image in the cell.

Example 3

Preparation of a di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OCO-PEGn-OCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG ispolyethylene glycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1,6, 16): hypocrellin B HB (100 mg, 0.18 mmol) and2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol (2 mmol) were dissolved in 100 mL of anhydrousacetonitrile, after fully mixed, a mixture was heated to 80° C. underthe protection of nitrogen and stirred in a lucifugous condition for areaction for 20 h, a solvent was distilled off after the reaction, ablue black solid was dissolved in 100 mL of dichloromethane, a solutionwas washed with distilled water three times, an organic layer was driedand filtered, and an organic phase was spin-dried to obtain a crudeproduct. Add DCC (200 mg) to the obtained crude product and dissolved in50 mL of anhydrous dichloromethane, to react with polyethylene glycolmethyl esters (HOOC-PEGn-OCH₃, 2 g) of different chain lengths,respectively, and a reaction solution was stirred in a lucifugouscondition at room temperature for a reaction for 8 h. After thereaction, added 100 mL of dichloromethane to the reaction solution, amixed solution was washed once with 100 mL of a dilute hydrochloric acidaqueous solution and then washed with distilled water three times, anorganic layer was dried by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate andfiltered, and the crude product was separated out by means of thin-layerchromatography, with a developing agent being a mixed solution of ethylacetate:ethanol=5:1, to obtain blue black solid products HB-1a-PEGn,HB-1b-PEGn, HB-1c-PEGn, and HB-1d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 16), respectively.HB-1a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 17.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 948.4; maximumabsorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-1b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 12.5%,R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1388.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:32%. HB-1c-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 21.2%, R_(f): 0.31; MS (ESI+): 948.4;maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-1c-PEG6 (n=6): yield:32.2%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 1388.6; maximum absorption wavelength:628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 34,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singletoxygen yield: 34%. HB-1c-PEG16 (n=16): yield: 35.1%, R_(f): 0.18; MS(ESI+): 2268.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-1d-PEG6(n=6): yield: 32.2%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 1388.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 34,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 34%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Results of confocal fluorescence imaging experiments shown in FIGS.10(a)-10(c) indicate that the phototherapy drug micromolecule HB-1c-PEG6has good biocompatibility and is able to enter a lysosome of a Hela celland generate an excellent red-light fluorescence image in the cell.DCFH-DA is used to detect singlet oxygen in a cell. As shown in FIG. 11,the photosensitizer HC-1c-PEG6 and the fluorescence probe DCFH-DA areco-incubated in the cell, with increase of an irradiation time to 60 s,a green fluorescence intensity is gradually increased, indicating thatthe amount of the singlet oxygen in the cell is increased.

HB-1c-PEG6 and Hela cells are co-incubated, as shown in FIG. 12(a), acytotoxicity (dark toxicity) research test indicates that HB-1c-PEG6 hasa smaller cytotoxicity, which is similar to that of the hypocrellin B HBand commercial photosensitive drug hematoporphyrin HpD. After the Helacells are incubated by using the photosensitizer HB-1c-PEG6 with theconcentration of M for a half hour, death of many Hela cells is notobserved, indicating that such the photosensitizer is basicallynon-cytotoxic. A cell phototoxicity experiment as shown in FIG. 12(b)indicates that HB-1c-PEG6 presents very strong lethality to the Helacells under irradiation of a 635 nm laser. HB-1c-PEG6 with aconcentration range of 160 nM can kill more than 90% of the Hela cells,while in the same condition, the hypocrellin B HB or commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative HpD can kill only about 30%of the Hela cells, indicating that a photodynamic effect of HB-1c-PEG6is significantly better than that of the hypocrellin B HB and commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

Example 4

Preparation of a di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-quaternary ammoniumsalt-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OCO—(CH₂)_(n)—N⁺(CH₃)₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (n=2,4, 6): the product HB-1c (20 mg, 0.03 mmol) in example 2 is used as araw material, added DCC (100 mg), and dissolved in 20 mL of anhydrousdichloromethane, to react with carboxytrimethylamine(HOOC—(CH₂)_(n)—N⁺(CH₃)₃, 2 g) of different chain lengths, respectively,and a reaction solution was stirred in a lucifugous condition at roomtemperature for a reaction for 8 h. After the reaction, add 100 mL ofdichloromethane to the reaction solution, a mixed solution was washedonce with 100 mL of a dilute hydrochloric acid aqueous solution and thenwashed with distilled water three times, an organic layer was dried byusing anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered, and a crude product wasseparated out by means of thin-layer chromatography, with a developingagent being a mixed solution of ethyl acetate:ethanol=5:1, to obtainblue black solid products HB-1a-PEGn, HB-1b-PEGn, HB-1c-PEGn, andHB-1d-PEGn (n=2, 4, 6). HB-1c-C2-N+ (n=2): yield: 27.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS(ESI+): 948.4; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-1c-C4-N+(n=4): yield: 17.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1124.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-1c-C6-N+ (n=6): yield: 25.2%, R_(f): 0.31;MS (ESI+): 1212.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 38%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

The above prepared compound HB-1c-C2-N+ contains two quaternary ammoniumsalts and two ethylene glycol units, making the photosensitizermolecules have very high water solubility in a physiological condition;and each milliliter of normal saline can dissolve more than 20 mg ofphotosensitizer molecules, presenting excellent water solubility.Therefore, the photosensitive drug can be well transported in bloodvessels during intravenous injection, without causing a vascularblockage.

Example 5

Preparation of a di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetylhypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OH, R₃═R₄═—H): a syntheticmethod is as shown in FIG. 3, and specifically includes the followingsteps: deacetyl hypocrellin HC (100 mg, 0.20 mmol) and2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol (2 mmol) were dissolved in 100 mL of anhydrousacetonitrile, after fully mixed, a mixture was heated to 100° C. underthe protection of nitrogen and stirred in a lucifugous condition for areaction for 15 h, after the reaction, a solvent was removed by means ofrotary evaporation, a blue black solid was dissolved in 100 mL ofdichloromethane, a solution was washed once with 100 mL of a dilutehydrochloric acid aqueous solution and then washed with distilled waterthree times, an organic layer was dried and filtered, and an organicphase was spin-dried to obtain a crude product. The obtained crudeproduct was separated out by means of thin-layer chromatography, with adeveloping agent being a mixed solution of acetone:ethyl acetate=2:1 involume ratio, to obtain four blue black solid products HC-1a-HC-1d,respectively. HC-1a: yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 646.8; maximumabsorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-1b: yield: 4.2%, R_(f): 0.28;MS (ESI+): 646.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 33%.HC-1c: yield: 13.1%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 646.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 6351 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 38%. HC-1d: yield: 4.8%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+):646.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

An absorption spectrum of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative He-1c is as shown by curve b in FIG.5(a), and HB-1c has very wide and strong absorption performance in aphototherapy window, has a maximum absorption spectrum wavelength ofabout 640 nm, which is redshifted by about 190 nm relative to a maximumabsorption peak of the parent hypocrellin, and has a molar extinctioncoefficient of about 30000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹, presenting a very high absorptivityin the phototherapy window. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, HC-1c hasan excellent pH stability, and there is no obvious change in anabsorption spectrum thereof in the pH range of 6.2-8.0.

Example 6

Preparation of a di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OCO-PEGn-OCH₃, R₃═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n isthe number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): deacetylhypocrellin HC (100 mg, 0.20 mmol) and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol (2 mmol)were dissolved in 100 mL of anhydrous acetonitrile, after fully mixed, amixture was heated to 80° C. under the protection of nitrogen andstirred in a lucifugous condition for a reaction for 20 h, a solvent wasdistilled off after the reaction, a blue black solid was dissolved in100 mL of dichloromethane, a solution was washed with distilled waterthree times, an organic layer was dried and filtered, and an organicphase was spin-dried to obtain a crude product. Add DCC (200 mg) to theobtained crude product and dissolved in 50 mL of anhydrousdichloromethane, to react with polyethylene glycol methyl esters(HOOC-PEGn-OCH₃, 2 g) of different chain lengths, respectively, and areaction solution was stirred in a lucifugous condition at roomtemperature for a reaction for 8 h. After the reaction, the reactionsolution was added to 100 mL of dichloromethane, a mixed solution waswashed once with 100 mL of a dilute hydrochloric acid aqueous solutionand then washed with distilled water three times, an organic layer wasdried by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered, and the crudeproduct was separated out by means of thin-layer chromatography, with adeveloping agent being a mixed solution of ethyl acetate:ethanol=5:1, toobtain blue black solid products HC-1a-PEGn, HC-1b-PEGn, HC-1c-PEGn, andHC-1d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12), respectively. HC-1a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 13.2%,R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 906.4; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:32%. HC-1b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 10.5%, R_(f): 0.31; MS (ESI+): 1346.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HC-1c-PEG1 (n=1): yield:16.2%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 906.4; maximum absorption wavelength: 625nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygenyield: 34%. HC-1c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 18.2%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+):1346.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HC-1c-PEG12(n=12): yield: 17.1%, R_(f): 0.18; MS (ESI+): 1874.9; maximum absorptionwavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 35%. HC-1d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 13.2%, R_(f): 0.22;MS (ESI+): 1346.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 34,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 34%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

The above prepared compound HC-1c-PEG6 (n=6) contains two 6-PEGlong-chains, making the photosensitizer molecules have very high watersolubility in a physiological condition; and each milliliter of normalsaline can dissolve more than 20 mg of photosensitizer molecules,presenting excellent water solubility. Therefore, the photosensitivedrug can be well transported in blood vessels during intravenousinjection, without causing a vascular blockage. In addition, as shown inFIG. 8, HC-1c-PEG6 also has an excellent pH stability, and there is noobvious change in an absorption spectrum thereof in the pH range of6.2-8.0, for the reason that two phenolic hydroxyl groups of thehypocrellin are not prone to deprotonation in this acid-base condition.However, the commercial hematoporphyrin HpD contains two carboxylgroups, which can be deprotonated in the pH range of 6.2-8.0, resultingin an obvious change in the absorption spectrum, thus presenting aninstability of the HpD photosensitizer.

FIGS. 13(a) and 13(b) show experimental results of dark cytotoxicity andphototoxicity of HB-1c-PEG6. It can be seen that HC-1c-PEG6 has almostno cytotoxicity when not exposed to light. After exposure to 635 nmlight, HC-1c-PEG6 with a concentration range of 140 nM can kill morethan 90% of the Hela cells, while in the same condition, the deacetylhypocrellin HC can kill 40% of the Hela cells, and the commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative HpD can kill only about 10%of the Hela cells, indicating that a photodynamic effect of HB-1c-PEG6is significantly better than that of the deacetyl hypocrellin HC andcommercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

Example 7

Preparation of an aminoethanol-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino raw materialis NH₂—CH₂CH₂—OH, a synthetic method is similar to the preparation ofthe di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-2a-HB-2d are obtained,respectively. HB-2a: yield: 4.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 600.1; maximumabsorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-2b: yield: 4.7%, R_(f): 0.32; MS(ESI+): 600.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 627 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31.500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 25%. HB-2c:yield: 12.7%, R_(f): 0.39; MS (ESI+): 600.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-2d: yield: 4.6%, R_(f): 0.29; MS (ESI+):600.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 629 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 26%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 8

Preparation of an aminoethanol-polyethylene glycol (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OCO—PEGn-OCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is thenumber of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): hypocrellin B HB (100mg, 0.18 mmol) and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol (2 mmol) were dissolved in100 mL of anhydrous acetonitrile, after fully mixed, a mixture washeated to 100° C. under the protection of nitrogen and stirred in alucifugous condition for a reaction for 12 h, a solvent was distilledoff after the reaction, a blue black solid was dissolved in 100 mL ofdichloromethane, a solution was washed with distilled water three times,an organic layer was dried and filtered, and an organic phase wasspin-dried to obtain a crude product. The obtained crude product wasadded to DCC (200 mg) and dissolved in 50 mL of anhydrousdichloromethane, to react with polyethylene glycol methyl esters(HOOC-PEGn-OCH₃, 2 g) of different chain lengths, respectively, and areaction solution was stirred in a lucifugous condition at roomtemperature for a reaction for 8 h. After the reaction, the reactionsolution was added to 100 mL of dichloromethane, a mixed solution waswashed once with 100 mL of a dilute hydrochloric acid aqueous solutionand then washed with distilled water three times, an organic layer wasdried by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered, and the crudeproduct was separated out by means of thin-layer chromatography, with adeveloping agent being a mixed solution of ethyl acetate:ethanol=5:1, toobtain blue black solid products HB-2a-PEGn, HB-2b-PEGn, HB-2c-PEGn, andHB-2d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12), respectively. HB-2a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 12.2%,R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 860.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:30%. HB-2b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1300.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-2c-PEG6 (n=6): yield:18.4%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 1300.6; maximum absorption wavelength:628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygenyield: 35%. HB-2c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 17.1%, R_(f): 0.18; MS (ESI+):1828.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HB-2c-PEG6(n=6): yield: 12.2%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+): 1300.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-1d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 12.2%, R_(f): 0.20;MS (ESI+): 1300.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 30%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 9

Preparation of an aminoethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OH, R₃═R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is NH₂—CH₂CH₂—OH, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetylhypocrellin B derivative in example 5, and four blue black solidproducts HC-2a-HC-2d are obtained, respectively. HC-2a: yield: 5.8%,R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 558.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 627 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 28.500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:32%. HC-2b: yield: 3.8%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 558.8; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27.500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 33%. HC-2c: yield: 12.1%, R_(f): 0.24;MS (ESI+): 558.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 636 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 40%.HC-2d: yield: 5.2%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+): 558.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 34%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

As shown in FIG. 9, after being irradiated with a 635 nm laser for 30min at a light intensity of 20 mW/cm², an absorption spectrum of theabove prepared compound HC-2c is not obviously decreased, and anabsorption intensity at the maximum wavelength is decreased by less than10%, indicating that HC-2c has a good light stability, and thephotosensitizer does not lose efficacy under continuous laserirradiation.

Example 10

Preparation of an aminoethanol-polyethylene glycol (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—OCO-PEGn-OCH₃, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): deacetylhypocrellin HC (100 mg, 0.201 mmol) and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol (2mmol) were dissolved in 100 mL of anhydrous acetonitrile, after fullymixed, a mixture was heated to 100° C. under the protection of nitrogenand stirred in a lucifugous condition for a reaction for 12 h, a solventwas distilled off after the reaction, a blue black solid was dissolvedin 100 mL of dichloromethane, a solution was washed with distilled waterthree times, an organic layer was dried and filtered, and an organicphase was spin-dried to obtain a crude product. The obtained crudeproduct was added to DCC (200 mg) and dissolved in 50 mL of anhydrousdichloromethane, to react with polyethylene glycol methyl esters(HOOC-PEGn-OCH₃, 2 g) of different chain lengths, respectively, and areaction solution was stirred in a lucifugous condition at roomtemperature for a reaction for 8 h. After the reaction, the reactionsolution was added to 100 mL of dichloromethane, a mixed solution waswashed once with 100 mL of dilute hydrochloric acid aqueous solution andthen washed with distilled water three times, an organic layer was driedby using anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered, and the crude productwas separated out by means of thin-layer chromatography, with adeveloping agent being a mixed solution of ethyl acetate:ethanol=5:1, toobtain blue black solid products HC-2a-PEGn, HC-2b-PEGn, HC-2c-PEGn, andHC-2d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12), respectively. HC-2a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 11.2%,R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 818.4; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:30%. HC-2b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 10.8%, R_(f): 0.31; MS (ESI+): 1258.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 31%. HC-2c-PEG6 (n=6): yield:18.6%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 1258.6; maximum absorption wavelength:628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singletoxygen yield: 35%. HC-2c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 18.1%, R_(f): 0.20; MS(ESI+): 1786.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HC-2d-PEG6(n=6): yield: 12.2%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+): 1258.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

As shown in FIG. 9, after being irradiated with a 635 nm laser for 30min at a light intensity of 20 mW/cm², an absorption spectrum of theabove prepared compound HC-2d-PEG6 is not obviously decreased, and anabsorption intensity at the maximum wavelength is decreased by less than10%, indicating that HC-2d-PEG6 has a good light stability, and thephotosensitizer does not lose efficacy under continuous laserirradiation. However, in the same condition, after being irradiated witha 635 nm laser for 30 min at a light intensity of 20 mW/cm², maximumabsorption performance of the commercial porphin photosensitizer Ce6 isdecreased by 30%; and an absorption spectrum of the commercialhematoporphyrin photosensitizer HpD is decreased more, reaching about50%. Therefore, in the same condition, HC-2d-PEG6 has a betterphotostability than the commercial photosensitizers.

Example 11

Preparation of a diaminoethyl-polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=4, 8, 12): a substitutedamino group is NH₂—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OH, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 2, and four blue black solid products HB-3a-PEGn,HB-3b-PEGn, HB-3c-PEGn, and HB-3d-PEGn (n=4, 8, 12) are obtained,respectively. HB-3a-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+):980.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 29,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-3b-PEG6(n=8): yield: 7.5%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+): 1332.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-3c-PEG6 (n=8): yield: 10.4%, R_(f): 0.16;MS (ESI+): 1332.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 33%.HB-3c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 10.1%, R_(f): 0.12; MS (ESI+): 1684.9;maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-3d-PEG6 (n=8): yield:5.2%, R_(f): 0.10; MS (ESI+): 1332.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 621nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygenyield: 30%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted productsare as follows:

Example 12

Preparation of a diaminoethyl-polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OH, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is thenumber of ethylene glycol units, and n=4, 8, 12): a substituted aminogroup is NH₂—CH₂CH₂-PEGn-OH, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 2, and four blue black solid products HC-3a-PEGn,HC-3b-PEGn, HC-3c-PEGn, and HC-3d-PEGn (n=4, 8, 12) are obtained,respectively. HC-3a-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 5.4%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+):938.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 29,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HC-3b-PEG6(n=8): yield: 7.1%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+): 1290.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 623 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; andsinglet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-3c-PEG6 (n=8): yield: 11.2%, R_(f): 0.18;MS (ESI+): 1290.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 33%.HC-3d-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 8.1%, R_(f): 0.15; MS (ESI+): 1642.9; maximumabsorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-3d-PEG6 (n=8): yield: 4.8%,R_(f): 0.12; MS (ESI+): 1290.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 13

Preparation of a diaminoethyl-polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂-PEGn-OCH₃, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n isthe number of ethylene glycol units, and n=4, 8, 16): a substitutedamino group is NH₂—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OCH₃, a synthetic method is similar tothe preparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 2, and four blue black solidproducts HC-4a-PEGn, HC-4b-PEGn, HC-4c-PEGn, and HC-4d-PEGn (n=4, 8, 16)are obtained, respectively. HC-4a-PEGn (n=4): yield: 5.4%, R_(f): 0.25;MS (ESI+): 924.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 29,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 28%.HC-4b-PEG6 (n=8): yield: 7.1%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+): 1276.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 623 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-4c-PEG6 (n=8): yield: 11.2%,R_(f): 0.18; MS (ESI+): 1276.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:33%. HC-4c-PEG16 (n=16): yield: 8.1%, R_(f): 0.15; MS (ESI+): 1978.9;maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-4d-PEG6 (n=8): yield:4.8%, R_(f): 0.12; MS (ESI+): 1276.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 621nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygenyield: 32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted productsare as follows:

Example 14

Preparation of an ethylene diamine-polyethylene glycol (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂-PEGn-OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethyleneglycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 4): asubstituted amino raw material is NH₂—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OH, asynthetic method is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-5a-PEGn, HB-5b-PEGn,HB-5c-PEGn, and HB-5d-PEGn (n=1, 4) are obtained, respectively.HB-5a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 6.4%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+): 774.3; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-5b-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 8.1%,R_(f): 0. 28; MS (ESI+): 1038.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:31%. HB-5c-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 10.2%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1038.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-5d-PEG1 (n=1): yield:4.6%, Rf: 0.15; MS (ESI+): 774.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; and singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 15

Preparation of an ethylene diamine-polyethylene glycol (of differentchain lengths)-substituted bromo-hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OH, R₃═—H, R₄═—Br) (PEG is polyethyleneglycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 4): asubstituted amino raw material is NH₂—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂-PEGn-OH, asynthetic method is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-5a-Br-PEGn,HB-5b-Br-PEGn, HB-5c-Br-PEGn, and HB-5d-Br-PEGn (n=1, 4) are obtained,respectively. HB-5a-Br-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.4%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+):854.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-5b-Br-PEG4(n=4): yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 1118.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-5c-Br-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 10.5%, R_(f):0.33; MS (ESI+): 1118.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%.HB-5d-Br-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 6.6%, R_(f): 0.18; MS (ESI+): 854.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 16

Preparation of a diamino-thiopolyethylene glycol-substituted hypocrellinB derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂—SCH₂CH₂-PEGn-OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG ispolyethylene glycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1,4): a substituted amino raw material is NH₂—SCH₂CH₂—PEGn-OH, a syntheticmethod is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-6a-PEGn, HB-6b-PEGn,HB-6c-PEGn, and HB-6d-PEGn (n=1, 4) are obtained, respectively.HB-6a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.4%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 791.3; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-6b-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 9.1%, R_(f):0.28; MS (ESI+): 1055.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HB-6c-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 12.2%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1055.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HB-6d-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 5.6%, R_(f):0.12; MS (ESI+): 791.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 17

Preparation of a diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): hypocrellin B HB (100 mg, 0.18mmol), aminoacetic acid (10 mmol), and NaOH (2 g) were dissolved in 100mL of a mixed solution of DMF and water (at a volume ratio of 1:1), andafter fully mixed, a mixed solution was heated to 120° C. under theprotection of nitrogen and stirred in a lucifugous condition for areaction for 10 h. After the reaction, dilute hydrochloric acid wasadded to adjust the pH to weak acidity, and filtration was performed tocollect a precipitate. A blue black solid was dissolved in 200 mL ofdichloromethane, a solution was washed once with 100 mL of a dilutehydrochloric acid aqueous solution and then washed twice with distilledwater, an organic layer was dried by using anhydrous magnesium sulfateand filtered, and an organic phase was spin-dried to obtain a crudeproduct. The obtained crude product was separated out by means ofthin-layer chromatography, with a developing agent being a mixedsolution of ethyl acetate, diethylamine, and ethanol (at a volume ratioof 20:1:2), to obtain four blue black solid products HB-7a-HB-7d,respectively. HB-7a: yield: 7.4%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 628.9; maximumabsorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 26,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-7b: yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.35; MS(ESI+): 628.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%. HB-7c: yield:15.8%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+): 628.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 618nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:27%. HB-7d: yield: 4.8%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 628.9; maximumabsorption wavelength: 623 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 25,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 18

Preparation of a diaminoacetic acid-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂COOH, R₃═R₄═—H): deacetyl hypocrellin HC was usedas a raw material, a synthetic method is similar to the preparation ofthe diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative in example17, and four blue black solid products are obtained, respectively.HC-7a: yield: 5.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 586.9; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HC-7b: yield: 6.6%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+):586.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%. HC-7c: yield:12.8%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+): 586.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 630nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:27%. HC-7d: yield: 3.8%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 586.9; maximumabsorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 26,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 19

Preparation of a diaminobutyric acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a synthetic routeis as shown in FIG. 4, a substituted amino raw material is anaminobutyric acid, a synthetic method is similar to the preparation ofthe diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative in example17, and four blue black solid products HB-8a-HB-8d are obtained,respectively. HB-8a: yield: 4.4%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 684.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%. HB-8b: yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS(ESI+): 684.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 618 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 26%. HB-8c: yield:5.4%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+): 684.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:30%. HB-8d: yield: 4.6%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+): 684.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 29,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 26%.

As shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), the hypocrellin derivative having aperi-position substituted by an amino group (HB-2a) of the presentinvention has very wide and strong absorption performance in thephototherapy window, has a maximum absorption spectrum wavelengthreaching about 650 nm, which is redshifted by about 200 nm relative to amaximum absorption peak (450 nm) of the parent hypocrellin, and has amolar extinction coefficient of about 30000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹, presenting anextremely strong red-light absorption capability.

As shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b): the experiments indicate that, it ismeasured by using singlet oxygen and superoxide radical scavengers that,the hypocrellin derivative having a peri-position substituted by anamino group can efficiently produce photosensitive reactive species,primarily producing singlet oxygen, and also producing a small amount ofsuperoxide radicals. The photosensitizer molecule HB-8a contains twowater-soluble carboxyl groups, making the photosensitizer molecules havevery high water solubility in a physiological condition; and experimentsindicate that each milliliter of normal saline can dissolve more than 5mg of the photosensitizer molecules, presenting excellent watersolubility. Therefore, the photosensitive drug HB-8a can be welltransported in blood vessels during intravenous injection, withoutcausing a vascular blockage. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

The above prepared compound HB-8c contains two carboxylic acid groups,making the photosensitizer molecules have good water solubility in aphysiological condition; and each milliliter of normal saline candissolve more than 10 mg of photosensitizer molecules. Therefore, thephotosensitive drug can be well transported in blood vessels duringintravenous injection, without causing a vascular blockage.

Example 20

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂CH₂COO—PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): hypocrellin B HB (100 mg,0.18 mmol), aminobutyric acid (10 mmol), and NaOH (2 g) were dissolvedin 100 mL of a mixed solution of DMF and water (at a volume ratio of1:1), and after fully mixed, a mixed solution was heated to 120° C.under the protection of nitrogen and stirred in a lucifugous conditionfor a reaction for 10 h. After the reaction, dilute hydrochloric acidwas added to adjust the pH to weak acidity, and filtration was performedto collect a precipitate. A blue black solid was dissolved in 200 mL ofdichloromethane, a solution was washed once with 100 mL of a dilutehydrochloric acid aqueous solution and then washed twice with distilledwater, an organic layer was dried by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate,filtered, and spin-dried. Add DCC (200 mg) to the obtained crude productand dissolved in 50 mL of anhydrous dichloromethane, to react withpolyethylene glycol methyl esters (HOOC-PEGn-OCH₃, 2 g) of differentchain lengths, respectively, and a reaction solution was stirred in alucifugous condition at room temperature for a reaction for 8 h. Afterthe reaction, the reaction solution was added to 100 mL ofdichloromethane, a mixed solution was washed once with 100 mL of dilutehydrochloric acid aqueous solution and then washed with distilled waterthree times, an organic layer was dried by using anhydrous magnesiumsulfate and filtered, and the crude product was separated out by meansof thin-layer chromatography, with a developing agent being a mixedsolution of ethyl acetate:ethanol=5:1, to obtain blue black solidproducts HB-8a-PEGn, HB-8b-PEGn, HB-8c-PEGn, and HB-8d-PEGn (n=1, 6,12), respectively. HB-8a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 12.8%, R_(f): 0.34; MS(ESI+): 800.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-8b-PEG6(n=6): yield: 8.9%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1240.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-8c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 16.4%, R_(f): 0.28;MS (ESI+): 1240.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.HB-8c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 15.1%, R_(f): 0.18; MS (ESI+): 1768.9;maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HB-8d-PEG6 (n=6): yield:13.2%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+): 1240.6; maximum absorption wavelength:620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted productsare as follows:

Example 21

Preparation of a diaminobutyric acid-amino PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—(CH₂)₃CO—NH-PEGn,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is the number ofethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar tothe preparation of the diaminobutyric acid-substituted polyethyleneglycol-modified hypocrellin B derivative in example 20, and four blueblack solid products HB-8a-NH-PEGn, HB-8b-NH-PEGn, HB-8c-NH-PEGn, andHB-8d-NH-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively. HB-8a-NH-PEG1(n=1): yield: 10.8%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 844.3; maximum absorptionwavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-8b-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.0%, R_(f):0.38; MS (ESI+): 1284.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HB-8c-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 15.4%, R_(f): 0.29; MS (ESI+): 1284.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient:32,000 M⁻¹ cm^(−I); singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-8c-NH-PEG12 (n=12):yield: 14.1%, R_(f): 0.18; MS (ESI+): 1812.9; maximum absorptionwavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-8d-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 13.5%, R_(f):0.24; MS (ESI+): 1284.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 22

Preparation of a diaminobutyric acid-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂(CH₂)₂COOH, R₃═R₄═—H): a synthetic method is asshown in FIG. 4, deacetyl hypocrellin HC is used as a raw material, thesynthetic method is similar to the preparation of the diaminoaceticacid-substituted hypocrellin derivative in example 17, and four blueblack solid products HC-8a-HC-8d are obtained, respectively. HC-8a:yield: 5.4%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 642.9; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 26%. HC-8b: yield: 5.2%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+):642.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%. HC-8c: yield:16.8%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+): 642.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 618nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:27%. HC-8d: yield: 4.2%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 642.9; maximumabsorption wavelength: 623 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 26%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

FIGS. 14(a) and 14(b) show effect diagrams of dark toxicity andphototoxicity of HC-8c to Hela cells. It can be seen that HC-8ccontaining two carboxyl groups has almost no cytotoxicity when notexposed to light. After exposure to 635 nm light, HC-8c with aconcentration range of 200 nM can kill more than 85% of the Hela cells,while in the same condition, the deacetyl hypocrellin HC can kill 50% ofthe Hela cells, and the commercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrinderivative HpD can kill only about 10% of the Hela cells, indicatingthat a photodynamic effect of HC-8c is significantly better than that ofHC and the commercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

Example 23

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (of differentchain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂CH₂COO-PEGn, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n isthe number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): for a syntheticmethod, reference is made to the preparation of the diaminobutyricacid-PEG (of different chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivativein example 20, and four blue black solid products HC-8a-PEGn,HC-8b-PEGn, HC-8c-PEGn, and HC-8d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained,respectively. HC-8a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 11.8%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+):758.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HC-8b-PEG6(n=6): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1198.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-8c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 16.8%, R_(f): 0.26;MS (ESI+): 1198.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%.HC-8c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 15.6%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+): 1726.9;maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient:32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HC-8d-PEG6 (n=6): yield:14.2%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+): 1198.6; maximum absorption wavelength:624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted productsare as follows:

FIGS. 15(a) and 15(b) show effects of dark toxicity and phototoxicityfor killing tumor cells of HC-8c-PEG6. HC-8c-PEG6 has almost nocytotoxicity when not exposed to light. After exposure to 635 nm light,HC-8c-PEG6 with a concentration range of 240 nM can kill more than 90%of the Hela cells, while in the same condition, the deacetyl hypocrellinHC can kill 50% of the Hela cells, indicating that a photodynamic effectof HC-8c-PEG6 is significantly better than that of the deacetylhypocrellin HC and the commercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

Example 24

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid-amino PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂(CH₂)₄CO—NH-PEGn, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n isthe number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic routeis similar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethyleneglycol (of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative in example 20, and four blue black solid productsHC-8a-NH-PEGn, HC-8b-NH-PEGn, HC-8c-NH-PEGn, and HC-8d-NH-PEGn (n=1, 6,12) are obtained, respectively. HC-8a-NH-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 12.6%,R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 844.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HC-8b-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1244.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 31%. HC-8c-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield:17.8%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 1244.6; maximum absorption wavelength:630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 35%. HC-8c-NH-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 14.6%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+):1772.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-8d-NH-PEG6(n=6): yield: 12.2%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 1244.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 25

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid-sulfonic acid (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—(CH₂)₃CO—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₃H, R₃═R₄═—H) (n=2, 4, 6): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HC-8a-NH—Cn-SO₃H—HC-8d-NH—Cn-SO₃H (n=2, 4, 6) are obtained,respectively. HC-8a-NH—C2-SO₃H (n=2): yield: 10.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS(ESI+): 856.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HC-8b-NH—C4-SO₃H (n=4): yield: 9.5%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 912.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. HC-8c-NH—C6-SO₃H (n=6):yield: 18.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 968.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HC-8d-NH—C4-SO₃H (n=4): yield: 13.2%, R_(f):0.26; MS (ESI+): 912.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 26

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid-quaternary ammonium salt (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—(CH₂)₃COO—(CH₂)_(n)—N⁺(CH₃)₃, R₃═R₄═—H) (n=2, 4, 6): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HC-8a-Cn-N⁺˜HC-8d-Cn-N⁺ (n=2, 4, 6) are obtained, respectively.HC-8a-C2-N⁺ (n=2): yield: 9.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 814.3; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HC-8b-C4-N⁺ (n=4): yield: 9.8%,R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 870.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HC-8c-C6-N⁺ (n=6): yield: 19.8%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 926.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HC-8d-C4-N⁺ (n=4): yield: 15.2%, R_(f):0.28; MS (ESI+): 870.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 27

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid-amino quaternary ammonium salt (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—(CH₂)₃CO—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—N⁺(CH₃)₃, R₃═R₄═—H) (n=2, 4, 6): asynthetic route is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HC-8a-NH—Cn-N⁺˜HC-8d-NH—Cn-N⁺ (n=2, 4, 6) are obtained,respectively. HC-8a-NH—C2-N⁺ (n=2): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+):813.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 29%. HC-8b-NH—C4-N⁺(n=4): yield: 9.5%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 869.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-8c-NH—C6-N⁺ (n=6): yield: 16.8%, R_(f):0.38; MS (ESI+): 925.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 634 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%.HC-8d-NH—C4-N⁺ (n=4): yield: 13.2%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 869.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 28

Preparation of an aminocaproic acid-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂(CH₂)₄COOH, R₃═R₄═—H): a synthetic route issimilar to the preparation of the aminoacetic acid-substituted deacetylhypocrellin derivative in example 17, and four blue black solid productsHC-9a-HC-9d are obtained, respectively. HC-9a: yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.30;MS (ESI+): 698.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 26,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 26%.HC-9b: yield: 7.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 698.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 24%. HC-9c: yield: 8.8%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+):698.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 29%. HC-9d: yield:5.8%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 698.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 25,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:26%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 29

Preparation of an aminocaproic acid-PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂(CH₂)₄COO-PEGn,R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is the number of ethyleneglycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar to thepreparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (of differentchain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example20, and four blue black solid products HC-9a-PEGn-HC-9d-PEGn (n=1, 6,12) are obtained, respectively. HC-9a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 10.6%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 814.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HC-9b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.7%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1254.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HC-9c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 16.8%,R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1254.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%.HC-9d-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 11.2%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 1782.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 30

Preparation of an aminocaproic acid-quaternary ammonium salt (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—(CH₂)₅COO—(CH₂)_(n)—N⁺(CH₃)₃, R₃═R₄═—H) (n=2, 4, 6): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HC-9a-Cn-N⁺˜ HC-9d-Cn-N⁺ (n=2, 4, 6) are obtained,respectively. HC-9a-C2-N⁺ (n=2): yield: 10.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+):814.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 26%. HC-9b-C4-N⁺(n=4): yield: 9.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 870.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-9c-C6-N⁺ (n=6): yield: 16.8%, R_(f): 0.30;MS (ESI+): 926.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%.HC-9d-C4-N⁺ (n=4): yield: 18.2%, R_(f): 0.22; MS (ESI+): 870.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 31

Preparation of an aminopropionic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a synthetic route issimilar to the preparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 17, NH₂—CH₂CH₂COOH is used as a rawmaterial, and four blue black solid products HB-10a-HB-10d are obtained,respectively. HB-10a: yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 656.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-10b: yield: 6.2%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 656.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 615 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.HB-10c: yield: 9.4%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+): 656.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-10d: yield: 4.6%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+):656.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.

Results of confocal fluorescence imaging experiments shown in FIGS. 6(a)and 6(c) indicate that HB-10a has good biocompatibility and is able toenter a lysosome of a Hela cell and generate an excellent red-lightfluorescence image in the cell. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 32

Preparation of an aminopropionic acid-amino PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂CO—NH-PEGn,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is the number ofethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar tothe preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative inexample 20, and four blue black solid products HB-10a-NH-PEGn,HB-10b-NH-PEGn, HB-10c-NH-PEGn, and HB-10d-NH-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) areobtained, respectively. HB-10a-NH-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 10.6%, R_(f): 0.32;MS (ESI+): 858.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HB-10b-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.5%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1294.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-10c-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield:18.8%, R_(f): 0.24; MS (ESI+): 1294.6; maximum absorption wavelength:628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 38%. HB-10d-NH-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 13.2%, R_(f): 0.25; MS(ESI+): 1822.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,600 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 33

Preparation of an aminosulfonic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—(CH₂)_(m)—SO₃H, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substitutedamino raw material is NH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—SO₃H (m=2, 4, 6), a synthetic routeis similar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethyleneglycol (of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative in example 20, and four blue black solid productsHB-11a-C_(m)—SO₃H, HB-11b-C_(m)—SO₃H, HB-11c-C_(m)—SO₃H, andHB-11d-C_(m)—SO₃H (n=2, 4, 6) are obtained, respectively. HB-11a-C2-SO₃H(n=2): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 728.3; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-11b-C4-SO₃H (n=4): yield: 10.5%, R_(f):0.34; MS (ESI+): 784.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.HB-11c-C6-SO₃H (n=6): yield: 16.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 840.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-11d-C4-SO₃H (n=4): yield:11.2%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 784.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 626nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 34

Preparation of an aminoethyl methanesulfonate-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂SO₃CH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted aminoraw material is NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃CH₃, a synthetic route is similar to thepreparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 17, and four blue black solid productsHB-12a-HB-12d are obtained, respectively. HB-12a: yield: 6.4%, R_(f):0.31; MS (ESI+): 756.7; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 23,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%.HB-12b: yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 756.7; maximum absorptionwavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 22,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 22%. HB-12c: yield: 5.9%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+):756.7; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 23,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 22%. HB-12d: yield:5.6%, R_(f): 0.23; MS (ESI+): 756.7; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:21%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 35

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is NH₂—CH₂C₆H₁₀COOH, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 17, and four blue black solid productsHB-13a-HB-13d are obtained, respectively. HB-13a: yield: 7.8%, R_(f):0.36; MS (ESI+): 792.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%.HB-13b: yield: 8.0%, R_(f): 0.39; MS (ESI+): 792.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 26%. HB-13c: yield: 5.8%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+):792.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 29,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-13d: yield:5.8%, R_(f): 0.39; MS (ESI+): 792.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 621nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:28%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

The above prepared compound HB-13c contains two carboxyl groups of atranexamic acid, making the photosensitizer molecules have good watersolubility in a physiological condition; and each milliliter of normalsaline can dissolve more than 10 mg of photosensitizer molecules.Therefore, the photosensitive drug can be well transported in bloodvessels during intravenous injection, without causing a vascularblockage. FIGS. 16(a) and 16(b) show effects of dark toxicity andphototoxicity for killing tumor cells of HB-13c. As can be seen from thefigures, HB-13c containing two carboxyl groups has almost nocytotoxicity in a non-light condition. After exposure to 635 nm redlight, HB-13c with a concentration range of 240 nM can kill more than85% of the Hela cells, while in the same condition, the hypocrellin B HBcan kill 30% of the Hela cells, and the commercial photosensitizerhematoporphyrin derivative HpD can kill only about 10% of the Helacells, indicating that a photodynamic effect of HB-13c is significantlybetter than that of the hypocrellin B HB and the commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

Example 36

Preparation of a 4-aminomethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COOCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): asubstituted amino raw material is NH₂—CH₂C₆H₁₀COOCH₃, a synthetic methodis similar to the preparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 17, and four blue black solidproducts HB-13a-AcE-HB-13d-AcE are obtained, respectively. HB-13a-AcE:yield: 5.8%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 820.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 25%. HB-13b-AcE: yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.40; MS(ESI+): 820.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 623 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 24%. HB-13c-AcE:yield: 5.5%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 820.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 28,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-13d-AcE: yield: 5.9%, R_(f): 0.45; MS(ESI+): 820.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 623 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 37

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-amino PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COO-PEGn,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is the number ofethylene glycol units, and n=1, 4, 8, 16): a synthetic route is similarto the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative inexample 20, and four blue black solid products HB-13a-PEGn, HB-13b-PEGn,HB-13c-PEGn, and HB-13d-PEGn (n=1, 4, 8, 16) are obtained, respectively.HB-13a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 908.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-13b-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 8.5%,R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1172.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HB-13c-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 18.8%, R_(f): 0.31; MS (ESI+): 1172.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-13c-PEG8 (n=8): yield: 15.2%, R_(f):0.38; MS (ESI+): 1524.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%.HB-13d-PEG16 (n=16): yield: 10.2%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 2228.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

The above prepared compound HB-13c-PEG8 contains two 8-PEG long-chains,making the photosensitizer molecules have very high water solubility ina physiological condition; and each milliliter of normal saline candissolve more than 20 mg of photosensitizer molecules, presentingexcellent water solubility. Therefore, the photosensitive drug can bewell transported in blood vessels during intravenous injection, withoutcausing a vascular blockage. FIGS. 17(a) and 17(b) show effects of darktoxicity and phototoxicity for killing tumor cells of HB-13c-PEG8,wherein under irradiation of red light, HB-13c-PEG8 with a concentrationrange of 160 nM can kill more than 90% of the Hela cells, while in thesame condition, the hypocrellin B HB can kill 30% of the Hela cells,

Example 38

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-amino PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀CO—NH-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethyleneglycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 4, 8, 16): asynthetic route is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-13a-NH-PEGn, HB-13b-NH-PEGn, HB-13c-NH-PEGn, andHB-13d-NH-PEGn (n=1, 4, 8, 16) are obtained, respectively.HB-13a-NH-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 996.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-13b-NH-PEG4 (n=4): yield:8.8%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1258.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:34%. HB-13c-NH-PEG8 (n=8): yield: 19.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1610.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 39%. HB-13d-NH-PEG8 (n=8): yield:7.8%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1610.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 39

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COO-PEGn-OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethyleneglycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 4, 8): asynthetic route is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-13a-PEGn-OH, HB-13b-PEGn-OH, HB-13c-PEGn-OH, andHB-13d-PEGn-OHn (n=1, 4, 8) are obtained, respectively. HB-13a-PEG1(n=1): yield: 7.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 852.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-13b-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.36;MS (ESI+): 1116.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.HB-13c-PEG8 (n=8): yield: 17.2%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1468.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 40%. HB-13d-PEG8 (n=8): yield: 8.2%, R_(f):0.25; MS (ESI+): 1468.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 40

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-amino PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COO-PEGn, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is the number ofethylene glycol units, and n=1, 4, 8): a synthetic route is similar tothe preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative inexample 20, and four blue black solid products HC-13a-PEGn, HC-13b-PEGn,HC-13c-PEGn, and HC-13d-PEGn (n=1, 4, 8) are obtained, respectively.HC-13a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 9.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 866.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-13b-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 8.0%, R_(f):0.35; MS (ESI+): 1130.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HC-13c-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 17.8%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1130.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-13c-PEG8 (n=8): yield: 15.2%,R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1482.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:38%. HC-13d-PEG16 (n=16): yield: 9.2%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 2186.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 41

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-amino PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀CO—NH-PEGn, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n isthe number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 4, 8): a synthetic routeis similar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethyleneglycol (of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative in example 20, and four blue black solid productsHC-13a-NH-PEGn, HC-13b-NH-PEGn, HC-13c-NH-PEGn, and HC-13d-NH-PEGn (n=1,4, 8) are obtained, respectively. HC-13a-NH-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.6%,R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 952.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HC-13b-NH-PEG4 (n=4): yield: 8.8%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1216.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-13c-NH-PEG8 (n=8): yield:17.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1568.6; maximum absorption wavelength:630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 38%. HC-13d-NH-PEG8 (n=8): yield: 9.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+):1568.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

The compound HC-13c and two 8-PEG chains are connected by an amide bond,to obtain HC-13c-NH-PEG8 (example 41) with dark toxicity andphototoxicity effects of killing tumor cells as shown in FIGS. 18(a) and18(b). Under red light irradiation, HC-13c-NH-PEG8 with a concentrationrange of 200 nM can kill more than 85% of the Hela cells, while in thesame condition, the hypocrellin B HB can kill 60% of the Hela cells, andthe commercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative HpD can killonly about 10% of the Hela cells. The above-described results indicatethat A photodynamic effect of HC-13c-NH-PEG8 is significantly betterthan that of the deacetyl hypocrellin and commercial photosensitizerhematoporphyrin.

Example 42

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-quaternary ammonium salt (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COO—Cn-N(CH₃)₃, R₃═R₄═—H) (n is the number of carbonatoms of the quaternary ammonium salt, and n=2, 4, 6): a synthetic routeis similar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethyleneglycol (of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative in example 20, and four blue black solid productsHC-13a-Cn-N⁺, HC-13b-Cn-N⁺, HC-13c-Cn-N⁺, and HC-13d-Cn-N⁺ (n=2, 4, 6)are obtained, respectively. HC-13a-C2-N⁺ (n=2): yield: 11.6%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 922.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HC-13b-C4-N⁺ (n=4): yield: 9.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 978.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-13c-C6-N⁺ (n=6): yield: 15.8%,R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1034.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:38%. HC-13d-C4-N⁺ (n=4): yield: 13.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 978.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient:32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 43

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-sulfonic acid group (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀CO—NH—Cn-SO₃H, R₃═R₄═—H) (n is the number of carbonatoms of the sulfonate, and n=2, 4, 6): a synthetic route is similar tothe preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative inexample 20, and four blue black solid products HC-13a-Cn-SO₃H,HC-13b-Cn-SO₃H, HC-13c-Cn-SO₃H, and HC-13d-Cn-SO₃H (n=2, 4, 6) areobtained, respectively. HC-13a-C2-SO₃H (n=2): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.32;MS (ESI+): 964.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HC-13b-C4-SO₃H (n=4): yield: 11.5%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1020.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-13c-C6-SO₃H (n=6): yield:17.8%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1076.6; maximum absorption wavelength:630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 36%. HC-13d-C4-SO₃H (n=4): yield: 13.2%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+):1020.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 44

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-amino triphenylphosphine (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀CO—NH-Cn-PPh₃+, R₃═R₄═—H) (n is the number of carbonatoms of the amino triphenylphosphine, and n=2, 4, 6): a synthetic routeis similar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethyleneglycol (of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative in example 20, and four blue black solid productsHC-13a-NH—Cn-PPh₃+, HC-13b-NH—Cn-PPh₃+, HC-13c-NH—Cn-PPh₃+, andHC-13d-NH—Cn-PPh₃+(n=2, 4, 6) are obtained, respectively.HC-13a-NH—C2-PPh₃+(n=2): yield: 9.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1327.3;maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-13b-NH—C4-PPh₃+(n=4):yield: 10.5%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1383.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HC-13c-NH—C6-PPh₃+(n=6): yield: 18.8%, R_(f):0.40; MS (ESI+): 1439.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%.HC-13d-NH—C4-PPh₃+(n=4): yield: 12.2%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 1383.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 618 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 45

Preparation of a 4-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀COOCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): asubstituted amino raw material is NH₂—C₆H₁₀COOH, a synthetic method issimilar to the preparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 17, and four blue black solidproducts HB-14a-HB-14d are obtained, respectively. HB-14a: yield: 5.8%,R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 764.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%.HB-14b: yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 764.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 623 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 24%. HB-14c: yield: 5.5%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+):764.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 26%. HB-14d: yield:5.9%, R_(f): 0.45; MS (ESI+): 764.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 623nm. molar extinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:24%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 46

Preparation of a 4-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid-amino PEG (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀COO-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-14a-PEGn, HB-14b-PEGn, HB-14c-PEGn, and HB-14d-PEGn (n=1, 6,12) are obtained, respectively. HB-14a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 9.6%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 880.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HB-14b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1320.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-14c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 17.2%,R_(f): 0.42; MS (ESI+): 1848.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%.HB-14d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.4%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1320.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 47

Preparation of a 3-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid-substitutedhypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀COOCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): asubstituted amino raw material is NH₂—C₆H₁₀COOH, a synthetic method issimilar to the preparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 17, and four blue black solidproducts HB-15a-HB-15d are obtained, respectively. HB-15a: yield: 5.8%,R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 764.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 25%.HB-15b: yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 764.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 623 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 24%. HB-15c: yield: 5.5%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+):764.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹cm; singlet oxygen yield: 26%. HB-15d: yield:5.9%, R_(f): 0.45; MS (ESI+): 764.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 623nm. molar extinction coefficient: 27,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:24%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 48

Preparation of a 3-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid-PEG (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀COO-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-15a-PEGn, HB-15b-PEGn, HB-15c-PEGn, and HB-15d-PEGn (n=1, 6,12) are obtained, respectively. HB-15a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 9.8%, R_(f):0.28; MS (ESI+): 880.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HB-15b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.2%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1320.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-15c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 18.2%,R_(f): 0.42; MS (ESI+): 1848.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:35%. HB-15d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.9%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1320.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient:32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 49

Preparation of a 2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀COOCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): asubstituted amino raw material is NH₂—C₆H₁₀COOH, a synthetic method issimilar to the preparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 17, and four blue black solidproducts HB-16a-HB-16d are obtained, respectively. HB-16a: yield: 4.8%,R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 764.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 25,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:25%. HB-16b: yield: 5.5%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 764.1; maximumabsorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 26,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 26%. HB-16c: yield: 5.5%, R_(f): 0.34; MS(ESI+): 764.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 28,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-16d: yield:6.9%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 764.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 625nm; molar extinction coefficient: 26,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:26%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 50

Preparation of a 2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid-PEG (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀CO—NH-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol,n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-16a-PEGn, HB-16b-PEGn, HB-16c-PEGn, and HB-16d-PEGn (n=1, 6,12) are obtained, respectively. HB-16a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.8%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 880.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HB-16b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1320.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-16c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 16.2%,R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1848.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%.HB-16d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.9%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1320.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 51

Preparation of a 2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid-amino PEG (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀CO—NH-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol,n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-16a-NH-PEGn, HB-16b-NH-PEGn, HB-16c-NH-PEGn, andHB-16d-NH-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively. HB-16a-NH-PEG1(n=1): yield: 8.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 925.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-16b-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 7.5%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 1365.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.HB-16c-NH-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 18.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1893.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-16d-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield:9.5%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1365.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 52

Preparation of a 4-hydroxylcyclohexylamine-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is NH₂—C₆H₁₀OH, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 2, and four blue black solid productsHB-17a-HB-17d are obtained, respectively. HB-17a: yield: 6.9%, R_(f):0.36; MS (ESI+): 708.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 617 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 25,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 22%.HB-17b: yield: 5.2%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 708.3; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 25,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-17c: yield: 6.9%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+):708.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 26,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 23%. HB-17d: yield:5.7%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 708.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 25,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:22%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 53

Preparation of a 4-aminocyclohexanol-carboxyl PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₀O—CO-PEGn,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is the number ofethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar tothe preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative inexample 20, and four blue black solid products HB-17a-PEGn, HB-17b-PEGn,HB-17c-PEGn, HB-17d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively.HB-17a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 968.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-17b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.5%, R_(f):0.34; MS (ESI+): 1408.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HB-17c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 19.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1936.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-17d-PEG6 (n=6): yield:8.5%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1408.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 632nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 54

Preparation of a 4-aminoethylcyclohexanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂C₆H₉(OH), R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substitutedamino raw material is NH₂—CH₂CH₂C₆H₉(OH), a synthetic method is similarto the preparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 2, and four blue black solidproducts HB-18a-HB-18d are obtained, respectively. HB-18a: yield: 6.1%,R_(f): 0.37; MS (ESI+): 764.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 614 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 24,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%.HB-18b: yield: 6.8%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 764.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 24,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 21%. HB-18c: yield: 9.8%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+):764.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 23,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 23%; HC-18d: yield:4.8%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 764.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 23,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:20%; Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 55

Preparation of a 3-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): asynthetic method is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-19a-HB-19d areobtained, respectively. HB-19a: yield: 8.0%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+):736.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 25,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 21%. HB-19b: yield:7.0%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 736.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm; molar extinction coefficient: 25,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:22%. HB-19c: yield: 6.7%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 736.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 25,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 24%. HB-19d: yield: 5.9%, R_(f): 0.38; MS(ESI+): 736.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 24,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 56

Preparation of a 3-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid-PEG (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈COO-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-19a-PEGn, HB-19b-PEGn, HB-19c-PEGn, HB-19d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12)are obtained, respectively. HB-19a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.5%, R_(f): 0.32;MS (ESI+): 852.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HB-19b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.5%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 1292.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-19c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 18.2%,R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1820.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 636 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%.HB-19d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1292.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 636 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 57

Preparation of a 3-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid-amino PEG (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈CO—NH-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-19a-NH-PEGn, HB-19b-NH-PEGn, HB-19c-NH-PEGn, HB-19d-NH-PEGn(n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively. HB-19a-NH-PEG1 (n=1): yield:8.5%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 896.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. HB-19b-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 10.5%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1336.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient:30,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-19c-NH-PEG12 (n=12):yield: 19.2%, R_(f): 0.42; MS (ESI+): 1864.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HB-19d-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 6.4%, R_(f):0.36; MS (ESI+): 1336.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 58

Preparation of a 3-aminocyclopentanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈OH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a synthetic method issimilar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-20a-HB-20d areobtained, respectively. HB-20a: yield: 5.0%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+):680.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 24,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-20b: yield:5.0%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 680.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm; molar extinction coefficient: 24,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:22%. HB-20c: yield: 12.7%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 680.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 24,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 24%. HB-20d: yield: 3.9%, R_(f): 0.35; MS(ESI+): 680.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 24,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 59

Preparation of a 3-aminocyclopentanol-carboxyl PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative (R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈—O—CO-PEGn,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is the number ofethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar tothe preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative inexample 20, and four blue black solid products HB-20a-PEGn, HB-20b-PEGn,HB-20c-PEGn, HB-20d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively.HB-20a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 8.1%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 940.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-20b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.5%,R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1380.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%.HB-20c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 18.2%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1908.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient:32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-20d-PEG6 (n=6): yield:6.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1380.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 60

Preparation of a 2-aminocyclocarboxylic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a synthetic method issimilar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-21a-HB-21d areobtained, respectively. HB-21a: yield: 4.0%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+):736.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 23,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-20b: yield:5.0%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 736.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 23,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:22%. HB-20c: yield: 12.7%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 736.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 24,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 24%. HB-20d: yield: 3.9%, R_(f): 0.35; MS(ESI+): 736.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 23,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 61

Preparation of a 2-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid-PEG (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈—COO-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-21a-PEGn, HB-21b-PEGn, HB-21c-PEGn, HB-21d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12)are obtained, respectively. HB-21a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.30;MS (ESI+): 940.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HB-21b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.4%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1380.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-21c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 17.2%,R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1908.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:38%. HB-21d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 7.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1380.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 62

Preparation of a 2-aminocyclocarboxylic acid-amino PEG (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₅H₈—COO-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, nis the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a syntheticroute is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-21a-NH-PEGn, HB-21b-NH-PEGn, HB-21c-NH-PEGn, HB-21d-NH-PEGn(n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively. HB-21a-NH-PEG1 (n=1): yield:7.0%, R_(f): 0.31; MS (ESI+): 940.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:31%. HB-21b-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 1380.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-21c-NH-PEG12 (n=12):yield: 18.2%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1908.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 627 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 37%. HB-21d-NH-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 7.5%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 1380.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 63

Preparation of a di-valine-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is valine, a synthetic method is similar to the preparation ofthe diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative in example17, and four blue black solid products HB-22a-HB-22d are obtained,respectively. HB-22a: yield: 7.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 712.2;maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient:21,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%. HB-22b: yield: 6.1%, R_(f):0.30; MS (ESI+): 712.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 618 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 19%.HB-22c: yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 712.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 22%. HB-22d: yield: 5.9%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+):712.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 22%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 64

Preparation of a di-serine-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH(CH₂OH)—COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): an amino raw material isserine, a synthetic method is similar to the preparation of thediaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative in example 17,and four blue black solid products HB-23a-HB-23d are obtained,respectively. HB-23a: yield: 7.4%, R_(f): 0.37; MS (ESI+): 688.1;maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient:21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-23b: yield: 4.2%, R_(f):0.33; MS (ESI+): 688.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%.HB-23c: yield: 7.9%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 688.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 22,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 22%. HB-23d: yield: 6.6%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+):688.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 65

Preparation of a serine methylester-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH(CH₂OH)—COOCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is serine methylester, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 17, and four blue black solid productsHB-24a-HB-24d are obtained, respectively. HB-24a: yield: 7.4%, R_(f):0.37; MS (ESI+): 716.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%.HB-24b: yield: 4.2%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 716.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-24c: yield: 7.9%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+):716.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 22%. HB-24d: yield:6.6%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 716.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 621nm; molar extinction coefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:20%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 66

Preparation of a cysteine-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH(CH₂SH)—COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is cysteine, a synthetic method is similar to the preparationof the diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 17, and four blue black solid products HB-25a-HB-25d areobtained, respectively. HB-25a: yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+):720.0; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%. HB-25b: yield:7.8%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 720.0; maximum absorption wavelength: 629nm; molar extinction coefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:20%. HB-25c: yield: 8.7%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 720.0; maximumabsorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-25d: yield: 4.9%, R_(f): 0.40; MS(ESI+): 720.0; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 67

Preparation of an asparagine-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH(CH₂CONH₂)—COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is asparagine, a synthetic method is similar to the preparationof the diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 17, and four blue black solid products HB-26a-HB-26d areobtained, respectively. HB-26a: yield: 5.1%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+):742.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 614 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-26b: yield:5.8%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 742.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:18%. HB-26c: yield: 11.1%, R_(f): 0.37; MS (ESI+): 742.1; maximumabsorption wavelength: 614 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 21%. HB-26d: yield: 3.8%, R_(f): 0.32; MS(ESI+): 742.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 16%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 68

Preparation of an aspartic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH(COOH)—CH₂COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is an aspartic acid, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 17, and four blue black solid productsHB-27a-HB-27d are obtained, respectively. HB-27a: yield: 7.4%, R_(f):0.36; MS (ESI+): 744.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%.HB-27b: yield: 6.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 744.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 20,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 19%. HB-27c: yield: 7.9%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+):744.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 21%. HB-27d: yield:5.2%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 744.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:18%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 69

Preparation of a di-glutamic acid-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH(COOH)—CH₂CH₂COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is an glutamic acid, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the diaminoacetic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 14, and four blue black solid productsHB-28a-HB-28d are obtained, respectively. HB-28a: yield: 7.4%, R_(f):0.36; MS (ESI+): 772.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%.HB-28b: yield: 6.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 772.1; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 19%. HB-28c: yield: 7.9%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+):772.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 22%. HB-28d: yield:5.2%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 772.1; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm; molar extinction coefficient: 20,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:18%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 70

Preparation of a diaminosulfonic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—(CH₂)_(n)—SO₃H, R₃═R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is NH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—SO₃H (m=2, 3, 4, 6), a synthetic route issimilar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol(of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivativein example 20, and four blue black solid products HC-29a-Cn-N+,HC-29b-Cn-N+, HC-29c-Cn-N+, HC-29d-Cn-N+ (n=2, 4, 6) are obtained,respectively. HC-29a-C2-N+ (n=2): yield: 11.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+):642.3; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-29b-C4-N+(n=4): yield: 9.8%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 698.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-29c-C6-N⁺ (n=6): yield: 14.8%, R_(f):0.40; MS (ESI+): 754.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 39%.HC-29d-C4-N⁺ (n=4): yield: 13.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 698.6; maximumabsorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 71

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-triphenylphosphine salt (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COO—Cn-N(CH₃)₃, R₃═R₄═—H) (n is the number of carbonatoms of the quaternary ammonium salt, and n=2, 4, 6): a synthetic routeis similar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethyleneglycol (of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative in example 20, and four blue black solid productsHC-30a-Cn-PPh₃ ⁺, HC-30b-Cn-PPh₃ ⁺, HC-30c-Cn-PPh₃ ⁺, HC-30d-Cn-PPh₃ ⁺(n=2, 4, 6) are obtained, respectively. HC-30a-C2-PPh₃ ⁺ (n=2): yield:10.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1328.5; maximum absorption wavelength:624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M-cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 32%. HC-30b-C4-PPh₃ ⁺ (n=4): yield: 9.5%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+):1384.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-30c-C6-PPh₃ ⁺(n=6): yield: 17.5%, R_(f): 0.42; MS (ESI+): 1440.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 40%. HC-30d-C4-PPh₃ ⁺ (n=4): yield: 11.2%, R_(f):0.32; MS (ESI+): 1384.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 31%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 72

Preparation of a 4-tranexamic acid-triphenylphosphine salt (of differentchain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀CO—NH-Cn-N(CH₃)₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (n is the number ofcarbon atoms of the quaternary ammonium salt, and n=2, 4, 6): asynthetic route is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-30a-NH—Cn-PPh₃ ⁺, HB-30b-NH—Cn-PPh₃+, HB-30c-NH—Cn-PPh₃+,HB-30d-NH—Cn-PPh₃+(n=2, 4, 6) are obtained, respectively.HB-30a-NH—C2-PPh₃ ⁺ (n=2): yield: 8.6%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1371.5;maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-30b-NH—C4-PPh₃ ⁺ (n=4):yield: 9.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1427.5; maximum absorptionwavelength: 625 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HB-30c-NH—C6-PPh₃ ⁺ (n=6): yield: 18.5%,R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1483.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:38%. HB-30d-NH—C4-PPh₃ ⁺ (n=4): yield: 13.2%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+):1427.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 73

Preparation of a 4-aminomethylpiperidine-PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₅H₉N—CO-PEGn,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, and n=1, 6, 12): asynthetic route is similar to the preparation of the aminobutyricacid-polyethylene glycol (of different chain lengths)-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, and four blue black solidproducts HB-31a-PEGn, HB-31b-PEGn, HB-31c-PEGn, HB-31d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12)are obtained, respectively. HB-31a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.6%, R_(f): 0.30;MS (ESI+): 966.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HB-31b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.2%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 1406.5; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-31c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 19.5%,R_(f): 0.41; MS (ESI+): 1406.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:40%. HB-31d-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 13.9%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1934.5;maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 74

Preparation of a 4-aminomethylpiperidine-PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted bromo-hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₅H₉N—CO-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—Br) (PEG is polyethyleneglycol, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar to the preparationof the aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, andfour blue black solid products HB-31a-Br-PEGn, HB-31b-Br-PEGn,HB-31c-Br-PEGn, HB-31d-Br-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively.HB-31a-Br-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 1045.5;maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient:32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. HB-31b-Br-PEG6 (n=6): yield:8.5%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1485.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:31%. HB-31c-Br-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 16.5%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1485.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 631 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-31d-Br-PEG12 (n=12):yield: 10.9%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 2013.5; maximum absorptionwavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 75

Preparation of a 4-aminomethylpiperidine-PEG (of different chainlengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₅H₉N-PEGn,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, and n=1, 6, 12):hypocrellin B HB (100 mg, 0.18 mmol) and 4-aminomethylpiperidine (2mmol) were dissolved in 100 mL of anhydrous acetonitrile, after fullymixed, a mixture was heated to 80° C. under the protection of nitrogenand stirred in a lucifugous condition for a reaction for 20 h, a solventwas distilled off after the reaction, a blue black solid was dissolvedin 100 mL of dichloromethane, a solution was washed with distilled waterthree times, an organic layer was dried and filtered, and an organicphase was spin-dried to obtain a crude product. The obtained crudeproduct was dissolved in 50 mL of anhydrous dichloromethane, K₂CO₃ (500mg) was added, to react with bromo-polyethylene glycol (Br-PEGn-OCH₃, 2g) of different chain lengths, respectively, and a reaction solution wasstirred in a lucifugous condition at room temperature for a reaction for8 h. The reaction solution was added to 100 mL of dichloromethane, amixed solution was washed once with 100 mL of a dilute hydrochloric acidaqueous solution and then washed with distilled water three times, anorganic layer was dried by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate andfiltered, and the crude product was separated out by means of thin-layerchromatography, with a developing agent being a mixed solution of ethylacetate:ethanol=5:1, to obtain blue black solid products HB-32a-PEGn,HB-32b-PEGn, HB-32c-PEGn, HB-32d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12), respectively.HB-32a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 910.5; maximumabsorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-32b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.2%,R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 1350.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:38%. HB-32c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 19.5%, R_(f): 0.41; MS (ESI+): 1350.6;maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 40%. HB-32d-PEG12 (n=12): yield:13.9%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1878.5; maximum absorption wavelength:632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygenyield: 33%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted productsare as follows:

Example 76

Preparation of a di-n-propylamine-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂CH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a synthetic method is similar tothe preparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 2, and four blue black solidproducts HB-33a-HB-33d are obtained, respectively. HB-33a: yield: 6.4%,R_(f): 0.37; MS (ESI+) 596.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 618 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HB-33b: yield: 6.5%, R_(f): 0.39; MS (ESI+): 596.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 615 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-33c: yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+):596.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 618 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 34,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-33d: yield:4.9%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 596.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm. molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 77

Preparation of a diaminohexyl-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₆H₁₃, R₃═R₄═—H): a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 2, and four blue black solid productsHC-34a-HC-34d are obtained, respectively. HC-34a: yield: 5.4%, R_(f):0.35; MS (ESI+): 638.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HC-34b: yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 638.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-34c: yield: 6.4%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+):638.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HC-34d: yield:5.5%, R_(f): 0.16; MS (ESI+): 638.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 78

Preparation of a hydroxymethyl cyclopropylamine-substituted derivativeof dicyclopropylamine-substituted hypocrellin (R₁═R₂═—C₃H₄CH₂OH,R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a synthetic method is similar to the preparation ofthe di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-35a-HB-35d areobtained, respectively. HB-35a: yield: 7.2%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+):652.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-35b: yield:6.7%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 652.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:30%. HB-35c: yield: 6.8%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 652.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 619 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-35d: yield: 4.6%, R_(f): 0.27; MS(ESI+): 652.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm. molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 79

Preparation of a hydroxylmethyl cyclopropylamine-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₃H₄CH₂O—CO-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol,and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar to the preparation of theaminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, andfour blue black solid products HB-35a-PEGn-HB-35d-PEGn are obtained,respectively. HB-35a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 9.2%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+):912.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HB-35b-PEG6(n=6): yield: 8.7%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1352.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-35c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 12.8%, R_(f): 0.32;MS (ESI+): 1352.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%.HB-35d-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+): 1880.2;maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm. molar extinction coefficient:31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 80

Preparation of a hydroxylmethyl cyclopropylamine-polyethylene glycol (ofdifferent chain lengths)-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—C₃H₄CH₂—COO-PEGn, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, andn=1, 6, 12): a synthetic route is similar to the preparation of theaminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, andfour blue black solid products HC-35a-PEGn-HC-35d-PEGn are obtained,respectively. HC-35a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 7.8%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+):754.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-35b-PEG6(n=6): yield: 8.9%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 1194.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-35c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 13.8%, R_(f): 0.35;MS (ESI+): 1194.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 632 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 39%.HC-35d-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 4.6%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 1622.2;maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm. molar extinction coefficient:32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of theabove amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 81

Preparation of a diaminoethyl-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—NHC₂H₅, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino group isNH₂—NHC₂H₅, a synthetic method is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-36a-HB-36d areobtained, respectively. HB-36a: yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+):598.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-36b: yield:5.7%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 598.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:30%. HB-36c: yield: 6.5%, R_(f): 0.31; MS (ESI+): 598.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-36d: yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.27; MS(ESI+): 598.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 82

Preparation of a dihydroxyamino-substituted hypocrellin derivative(R₁═R₂═—NHC₆H₄CH₃, R₃═R₄═—H): a substituted amino raw material isNH₂—OH, a synthetic method is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HC-37a-HC-37d areobtained, respectively. HC-37a: yield: 8.2%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+):502.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-37b: yield:6.7%, R_(f): 0.37; MS (ESI+): 502.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:31%. HC-37c: yield: 6.0%, R_(f): 0.31; MS (ESI+): 502.5; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 34,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HC-37d: yield: 6.6%, R_(f): 0.27; MS(ESI+): 502.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 33%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 83

Preparation of a benzylaminopyridine-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₅H₄N, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino rawmaterial is NH₂—CH₂C₅H₄N, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 2, and four blue black solid productsHB-38a-HB-38d are obtained, respectively. HB-38a: yield: 6.4%, R_(f):0.36; MS (ESI+): 694.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 19,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 16%;HB-38b: yield: 7.2%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 694.6; maximum absorptionwavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 18,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 16%; HB-38c: yield: 7.8%, R_(f): 0.28; MS (ESI+):694.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 20,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%; HB-38d: yield:8.6%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 694.6; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 18,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:17%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 84

Preparation of a di-benzylaminomethylpyridinium-substituted hypocrellinB derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃), R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substitutedamino raw material is NH₂—CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃), a synthetic method is similarto the preparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative in example 2, and four blue black solidproducts HB-38a-N⁺˜HB-38d-N⁺ are obtained, respectively. HB-38a-N⁺:yield: 4.4%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 724.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 22,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 18%; HB-38b-N⁺: yield: 8.2%, R_(f): 0.30; MS(ESI+): 724.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%; HB-38c-N⁺:yield: 4.4%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+): 724.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 22,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 21%; HB-38d-N⁺: yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.23; MS(ESI+): 724.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products HB-38a-N⁺˜HB-38d-N⁺ areas follows:

Example 85

Preparation of a diamino quaternary ammonium salt-substitutedhypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH), R₃═—COCH₃,R₄═—H): a substituted amino raw material isNH₂—CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH), a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative in example 2, and four blue black solid productsHB-38a-N—COOH—HB-38d-N—COOH are obtained, respectively. HB-38a-N—COOH:yield: 3.4%, R_(f): 0.55; MS (ESI+): 868.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 22,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 20%; HB-38b-N—COOH: yield: 6.2%, R_(f): 0.50; MS(ESI+): 868.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%; HB-38c-N—COOH:yield: 10.4%, R_(f): 0.51; MS (ESI+): 868.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 21%; HB-38d-N—COOH: yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.53; MS(ESI+): 868.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted productsHB-38a-N—COOH—HB-38d-N—COOH are as follows:

Example 86

Preparation of a dipiperazine-substituted hypocrellin B derivative

R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a substituted amino raw material is

a synthetic route is similar to the preparation of the diaminobutyricacid-substituted polyethylene glycol-modified hypocrellin B derivativein example 17, and four blue black solid products HB-39a-HB-39d areobtained, respectively. HB-39a: yield: 6.4%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+):878.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 22,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%. HB-39b: yield:9.2%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 878.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 620nm; molar extinction coefficient: 23,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:21%. HB-39c: yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 878.8; maximumabsorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 29%. HB-39d: yield: 6.6%, R_(f): 0.25; MS(ESI+): 878.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 626 nm. molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 22%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 87

Preparation of an aminoethyl diketopiperazine-substituted hypocrellinderivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂O—CO-piperazine, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a syntheticmethod is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-40a-HB-40d areobtained, respectively. HB-40a: yield: 4.8%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+):880.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-40b: yield:5.0%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 880.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:34%. HB-40c: yield: 14.5%, R_(f): 0.42; MS (ESI+): 880.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 34,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 40%. HB-40d: yield: 6.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS(ESI+): 880.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm. molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 88

Preparation of a diketopiperazine-polyethylene glycol-substitutedhypocrellin derivative (R₁═R₂═—CH₂CH₂O—CO-piperazine-PEGn, R₃═—COCH₃,R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic routeis similar to the preparation of the aminobutyric acid-polyethyleneglycol (of different chain lengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative in example 20, and four blue black solid productsHB-40a-PEGn-HB-40d-PEGn are obtained, respectively. HB-40a-PEG1 (n=1):yield: 9.8%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 1084.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-40b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 5.9%, R_(f): 0.30;MS (ESI+): 1524.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.HB-40c-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 12.8%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 1524.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 36%. HB-40d-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 6.1%,R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 2052.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 89

Preparation of a DABACO-substituted hypocrellin derivative: a syntheticmethod is similar to the preparation of thedi-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative inexample 2, and four blue black solid products HB-41a-HB-41d areobtained, respectively. HB-41a: yield: 5.4%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+):820.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 31%. HB-41b: yield:6.8%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+): 820.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. HB-41c: yield: 4.8%, R_(f): 0.26; MS (ESI+): 820.9; maximumabsorption wavelength: 621 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 33,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 35%. HB-41d: yield: 8.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS(ESI+): 820.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 625 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 90

Preparation of an aminomorpholine-substituted hypocrellin B derivative

R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): a synthetic route is similar to the preparation ofthe aminobutyric acid-polyethylene glycol (of different chainlengths)-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative in example 20, andfour blue black solid products HB-42a-HB-42d are obtained, respectively.HB-42a: yield: 4.4%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 881.8; maximum absorptionwavelength: 620 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 33%. HB-42b: yield: 8.2%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+):881.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%. HB-42c: yield:4.4%, R_(f): 0.20; MS (ESI+): 881.8; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:36%. HB-42d: yield: 5.6%, R_(f): 0.23; MS (ESI+): 881.8; maximumabsorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 91

Preparation of an aminoacetic acid/aminobutyric acid-substitutedhypocrellin B derivative (R₁═—CH₂COOH, R₂═—CH₂(CH₂)₂COOH, R₃═—COCH₃,R₄═—H): hypocrellin B HB (100 mg, 0.18 mmol), aminoacetic acid (10mmol), and NaOH (2 g) were dissolved in 100 mL of a mixed solution ofDMF and water (at a volume ratio of 1:1), and after fully mixed, a mixedsolution was heated to 120° C. under the protection of nitrogen andstirred in a lucifugous condition for a reaction for 10 h. After thereaction, dilute hydrochloric acid was added to adjust the pH to weakacidity, and filtration was performed to collect a precipitate. Anobtained crude product was added to aminobutyric acid (10 mmol), andNaOH (2 g) and dissolved in 100 mL of a mixed solution of DMF and water(at a volume ratio of 1:1), and after fully mixed, a mixed solution washeated to 100° C. under the protection of nitrogen and stirred in alucifugous condition for a reaction for 8 h. After the reaction, dilutehydrochloric acid was added to adjust the pH to weak acidity, andfiltration was performed to collect a precipitate. An obtained blueblack solid was dissolved in 200 mL of dichloromethane, a solution waswashed once with 100 mL of a dilute hydrochloric acid aqueous solutionand then washed twice with distilled water, an organic layer was driedby using anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered, and an organic phasewas spin-dried to obtain a crude product. The obtained crude product wasseparated out by means of thin-layer chromatography, with a developingagent being a mixed solution of ethyl acetate, diethylamine, and ethanol(at a volume ratio of 20:1:2), to obtain four blue black solid productsHB-43a-HB-43d, respectively. HB-43a: yield: 7.1%, R_(f): 0.34; MS(ESI+): 656.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 613 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 26,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 28%; HB-43b: yield:7.0%, R_(f): 0.39; MS (ESI+): 656.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 618nm; molar extinction coefficient: 26,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:25%. HB-43c: yield: 6.3%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 656.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 626 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 26,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-43d: yield: 4.7%, R_(f): 0.30; MS(ESI+): 656.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 623 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 26,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 24%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 92

Preparation of an ethamine/cyclopentylamine-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═—C₂H₅, R₂═—C₅H₉, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H): substituted amino rawmaterials are NH₂—C₂H₅ and NH₂—C₅H₉, and a synthetic method is similarto the preparation of the aminoacetic acid/aminobutyric acid-modifiedhypocrellin B in example 83. A developing agent for thin-layerchromatography separation is a mixed solution of ethylacetate:ethanol=25:1, and four blue black solid products HB-44a-HB-44dare obtained, respectively. HB-44a: yield: 8.0%, R_(f): 0.38; MS (ESI+):608.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%; HB-44b: yield:6.0%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 608.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 621nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:18%; HB-44c: yield: 5.9%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 608.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 624 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%; HB-44d: yield: 5.1%, R_(f): 0.29; MS(ESI+): 608.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 622 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 21%. Structuralformulas of the above amino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 93

Preparation of an ethamine/cyclopentylamine-substituted hypocrellinderivative (R₁═—C₂H₅, R₂═—C₅H₉, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—SCH₂CH₂OH): substitutedamino raw materials are NH₂—C₂H₅ and NH₂—C₅H₉, and a synthetic method issimilar to the preparation of the aminoacetic acid/aminobutyricacid-modified hypocrellin B in example 83. A developing agent forthin-layer chromatography separation is a mixed solution of ethylacetate:ethanol=25:1, and four blue black solid productsHB-S-44a-HB-S-44d are obtained, respectively. HB-S-44a: yield: 8.7%,R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 684.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%;HB-S-44b: yield: 6.5%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 684.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 18%; HB-S-44c: yield: 10.9%, R_(f): 0.39; MS(ESI+): 684.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%; HB-S-44d: yield:4.1%, R_(f): 0.29; MS (ESI+): 684.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 622nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:21%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 94

Preparation of an ethanesulfonic acid/propanesulfonic acid-substituteddeacetyl hypocrellin derivative (R₁═—CH₂SO₃H, R₂═—CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃H,R₃═R₄═—H): substituted amino raw materials are NH₂—CH₂SO₃H andNH₂—CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃H, and a synthetic method is similar to the preparationof the aminoacetic acid/aminobutyric acid-modified hypocrellin B inexample 83. A developing agent for thin-layer chromatography separationis a mixed solution of ethyl acetate:ethanol=8:1, and four blue blacksolid products HC-45a-HC-45d are obtained, respectively. HC-45a: yield:7.0%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 686.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 613nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:18%; HC-45b: yield: 7.7%, R_(f): 0.36; MS (ESI+): 686.9; maximumabsorption wavelength: 618 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,500M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 20%; HC-45c: yield: 5.3%, R_(f): 0.32; MS(ESI+): 686.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 627 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 22,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 21%; HC-45d: yield:4.8%, R_(f): 0.39; MS (ESI+): 686.9; maximum absorption wavelength: 624nm; molar extinction coefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:21%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 95

Preparation of an ethylhydrazine/aspartic acid-substituted hypocrellin Bderivative (R₁═—NHC₂H₅, R₂═—CH(COOH)—CH₂COOH, R₃═R₄═—H): substitutedamino raw materials are NH₂—NHC₂H₅ and NH₂—CH(COOH)—CH₂COOH, a syntheticmethod is similar to the preparation of the aminoaceticacid/aminobutyric acid-modified hypocrellin B in example 83, and fourblue black solid products HC-46a-HC-46d are obtained, respectively.HC-46a: yield: 5.0%, R_(f): 0.39; MS (ESI+): 671.2; maximum absorptionwavelength: 629 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 22,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 21%; HC-46b: yield: 6.5%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+):671.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 620 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 21,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 18%; HC-46c: yield:6.9%, R_(f): 0.33; MS (ESI+): 671.2; maximum absorption wavelength: 625nm; molar extinction coefficient: 20,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:21%; HC-46d: yield: 4.1%, R_(f): 0.27; MS (ESI+): 671.2; maximumabsorption wavelength: 623 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 22,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 23%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 96

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid/amino polyethyleneglycol-substituted hypocrellin derivative (R₁═—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OCH₃,R₂═—CH₂(CH₂)₂COOH, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n isthe number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): substituted aminoraw materials are aminobutyric acid and NH₂—CH₂CH₂—PEGn-OCH₃, asynthetic method is similar to the preparation of the aminoaceticacid/aminobutyric acid-modified hypocrellin B in example 83, and fourblue black solid products HB-47a-PEGn, HB-47b-PEGn, HB-47c-PEGn,HB-47d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively. HB-47a-PEG1 (n=1):yield: 7.4%, R_(f): 0.25; MS (ESI+): 700.5; maximum absorptionwavelength: 622 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 30%. HB-47b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.30;MS (ESI+): 1140.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 624 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 30,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 30%.HB-47c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 18.2%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 1678.5;maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HB-47d-PEG6 (n=6): yield:7.9%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1140.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 628nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:32%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 97

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid/(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-polyethyleneglycol-substituted hypocrellin derivative (R₁═—CH₂(CH₂)₂COOH,R₁═—CH₂CH₂—O—CH₂CH₂—O—CO-PEGn-OCH₃, R₃═—COCH₃, R₄═—H) (PEG ispolyethylene glycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1,6, 12): substituted amino raw materials are aminobutyric acid andNH₂—CH₂CH₂—O—CH₂CH₂—O—CO-PEGn-OCH₃, a synthetic method is similar to thepreparation of the aminoacetic acid/aminobutyric acid-modifiedhypocrellin B in example 83, and four blue black solid productsHB-48a-PEGn, HB-48b-PEGn, HB-48c-PEGn, HB-48d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) areobtained, respectively. HB-48a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 8.4%, R_(f): 0.28; MS(ESI+): 816.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 628 nm; molar extinctioncoefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-48b-PEG6(n=6): yield: 9.4%, R_(f): 0.34; MS (ESI+): 1256.5; maximum absorptionwavelength: 628 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HB-48c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 20.2%, R_(f):0.45; MS (ESI+): 1784.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 636 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 34,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 40%.HB-48d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.5%, R_(f): 0.35; MS (ESI+): 1256.5; maximumabsorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 32,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 98

Preparation of an aminobutyric acid/4-tranexamic acid-polyethyleneglycol-substituted hypocrellin derivative (R₁═—CH₂(CH₂)₂COOH,R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COO-PEGn, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethylene glycol, n is thenumber of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): a synthetic method issimilar to the preparation of the aminoacetic acid/aminobutyricacid-modified hypocrellin B in example 83, and four blue black solidproducts HC-49a-PEGn, HC-49b-PEGn, HC-49c-PEGn, HC-49d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12)are obtained, respectively. HC-49a-PEG1 (n=1): yield: 8.8%, R_(f): 0.30;MS (ESI+): 765.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 32%.HC-49b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.8%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1205.5; maximumabsorption wavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. HC-49c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 17.2%,R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1733.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 638 nm;molar extinction coefficient: 33,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%.HC-49d-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 8.9%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1205.5; maximumabsorption wavelength: 632 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%. Structural formulas of the aboveamino-substituted products are as follows:

Example 99

Preparation of an aminoacetic acid/4-aminomethylcyclohexanoicacid-polyethylene glycol-substituted hypocrellin B derivative(R₁═—CH₂COOH, R₂═—CH₂C₆H₁₀COO-PEGn, R₃═R₄═—H) (PEG is polyethyleneglycol, n is the number of ethylene glycol units, and n=1, 6, 12): asynthetic method is similar to the preparation of the aminoaceticacid/aminobutyric acid-modified hypocrellin B in example 83, and fourblue black solid products HC-49a-PEGn, HC-49b-PEGn, HC-49c-PEGn,HC-49d-PEGn (n=1, 6, 12) are obtained, respectively. HC-49a-PEG1 (n=1):yield: 8.8%, R_(f): 0.30; MS (ESI+): 765.5; maximum absorptionwavelength: 630 nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹;singlet oxygen yield: 32%. HC-49b-PEG6 (n=6): yield: 9.8%, R_(f): 0.32;MS (ESI+): 1205.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 630 nm; molarextinction coefficient: 31,000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 34%.HC-49c-PEG12 (n=12): yield: 17.2%, R_(f): 0.40; MS (ESI+): 1733.5;maximum absorption wavelength: 638 nm; molar extinction coefficient:33,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield: 38%. HC-49d-PEG6 (n=6): yield:8.9%, R_(f): 0.32; MS (ESI+): 1205.5; maximum absorption wavelength: 632nm; molar extinction coefficient: 31,500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹; singlet oxygen yield:34%. Structural formulas of the above amino-substituted products are asfollows:

Example 100

Dark cytotoxicity experiment: cultured Hela cells were digested with0.25% trypsin and pipetted to prepare a single-cell suspension, thenumber of cells was adjusted to about 2×10⁴ per milliliter, and 200 uLof the suspension was seeded in a well of a 96-well culture plate, whichis placed in a 37° C. incubator containing 5% CO₂ for cultivation. Afterthe cells adhere to the wall, a supernatant culture solution wasdiscarded, and photosensitizers of different concentrations, that is,the hematoporphyrin derivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, or thecompound HB-1c-PEG6 synthesized in example 3, were added in a strictlylucifugous condition in accordance with experimental designs, and theculture plate was placed in the 37° C. incubator containing 5% CO₂ forfurther cultivation and incubation for 1 hour. A cellular survival ratewas measured by means of the MTT method. 20 uL of MTT was added to eachwell, wherein the MTT is MTT prepared with PBS and having aconcentration of 5 mg/ml. The culture plate was placed in the 37° C.incubator containing 5% CO₂ for further cultivation for 4 hours, afterwhich the cultivation was terminated. A supernatant in the well wasextracted and discarded carefully. Then, 150 uL of dimethyl sulfoxidewas added to each well, and the culture plate was shaken by using amicro shaker for 10 minutes to fully dissolve a purple crystalsubstance. A wavelength of 570 nm was selected to measure an opticaldensity value (i.e., OD value) of each well on a microplate reader, andthe cellular survival rate was calculated in accordance with thefollowing formula: cellular survival rate=OD value of an experimentalgroup/OD value of a blank group×100%. FIG. 12(a) shows a diagram of darktoxicities. As shown in FIG. 12(a), the cytotoxicity (dark toxicity)research test indicates that HB-1c-PEG6 synthesized in example 3 has asmaller cytotoxicity, which is similar to that of the hypocrellin B HBand commercial photosensitive drug hematoporphyrin HpD. After the Helacells are incubated by using the photosensitizer HB-1c-PEG6 with theconcentration of 10 μmol/L for a half hour, death of many Hela cells isnot observed, indicating that such the photosensitizer is basicallynon-cytotoxic.

Example 101

Photo-cytotoxicity experiment on cell: cultured Hela cells were digestedand pipetted with 0.25% trypsin and to prepare a single-cell suspension,the number of cells was adjusted to about 2×10⁴ per milliliter, and 200uL of the suspension was seeded in a well of a 96-well culture plate,which is placed in a 37° C. incubator containing 5% CO₂ for cultivation.After the cells adhere to the wall, a supernatant culture solution wasdiscarded, and photosensitizers of different concentrations, that is,the hematoporphyrin derivative HpD, the hypocrellin B HB, or HB-1c-PEG6synthesized in example 3, were added in a strictly lucifugous conditionin accordance with experimental designs, and the culture plate wasplaced in the 37° C. incubator containing 5% CO₂ for further cultivationand incubation for 1 hour. Then, a semiconductor laser with a wavelengthof 635 nm was used for irradiation, a power density was adjusted to 20mW/cm², light beams were evenly and vertically applied onto the 96-wellculture plate, and an irradiation time was 1000 S. In addition, each96-well culture plate is provided with a blank group, and 6 holes wereprovided for in each condition. After irradiation, the culture plate wasplaced in the 37° C. incubator containing 5% CO₂ for further cultivationand incubation for 24 hours, and then a cellular survival rate wasmeasured. The cellular survival rate was measured by means of the MTTmethod. 20 uL of MTT was added to each well, wherein the MTT is MTTprepared with PBS and having a concentration of 5 mg/ml. The cultureplate was placed in the 37° C. incubator containing 5% CO₂ for furthercultivation for 4 hours, after which the cultivation was terminated. Asupernatant in the well was extracted and discarded carefully. Then, 150uL of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was added to each well, and the cultureplate was shaken by using a micro shaker for 10 minutes to fullydissolve a purple crystal substance. A wavelength of 570 nm was selectedto measure an optical density value (i.e., OD value) of each well on amicroplate reader, and the cellular survival rate was calculated inaccordance with the following formula: cellular survival rate=OD valueof an experimental group/OD value of a blank group×100%. FIG. 12(b)shows a diagram of phototoxicities. The cell phototoxicity experiment asshown in FIG. 12(b) indicates that HB-1c-PEG6 presents very stronglethality to the Hela cells under irradiation of red light. HB-1c-PEG6with a concentration range of 160 nM can kill more than 90% of the Helacells, while in the same condition, the hypocrellin B or commercialphotosensitizer hematoporphyrin derivative can kill only about 20% ofthe Hela cells, indicating that a photodynamic effect of such thehypocrellin derivative having a peri-position substituted by an aminogroup is significantly better than that of the hypocrellin B HB andcommercial photosensitizer hematoporphyrin HpD.

Example 102

Dark cytotoxicity experiment on cell: the experimental method andprocedure are the same as those in example 100, except that HB-1c-PEG6synthesized in example 3 is replaced by the polyethyleneglycol-di-2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol-substituted deacetyl hypocrellinderivative HC-1c-PEG6 synthesized in example 6. A result is as shown inFIG. 13(a), and the dark cytotoxicity experiment for thediamino-substituted hypocrellin derivative HC-1c-PEG6 synthesized inexample 6 has a similar result with example 100.

Example 103

Photo-cytotoxicity experiment on cell: the experimental method andprocedure are the same as those in example 101, except that HB-1c-PEG6synthesized in example 3 is replaced by the diaminobutyricacid-substituted deacetyl hypocrellin derivative HC-8c synthesized inexample 22. A result is as shown in FIG. 14(b), and thephoto-cytotoxicity experiment for HC-8c synthesized in example 22 has asimilar result with example 101.

Example 104

Photo-cytotoxicity experiment on cell: the experimental method andprocedure are the same as those in example 101, except that HB-1c-PEG6synthesized in example 3 is replaced by the polyethyleneglycol-diaminobutyric acid-modified deacetyl hypocrellin derivativeHC-8c-PEG6 synthesized in example 23. A result is as shown in FIGS.15(a) and 15(b), and the photo-cytotoxicity experiment for HC-8c-PEG6synthesized in example 23 has a similar result with example 101.

Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merelyexamples for clearly explaining the present invention, and are notintended to limit the implementations of the present invention. Forthose of ordinary skill in the art, based on the above description, theycan also make other changes or modifications in different forms. All ofthe implementations cannot be exhausted herein, and any obvious changesor modifications derived from the technical solutions of the presentinvention still fall within the protection scope of the presentinvention.

In addition, it should be noted that the hypocrellin derivativesinvolved in this patent that require the protection all have two enoltautomers, and the chemical structures of the two isomers certainly fallwithin the protection scope. For simplicity, only one of the enoltautomers is listed in all of the examples of this patent, and the otherenol tautomer and the corresponding general structural formula thereofare described in detail in the specification, the structure thereofcertainly falls within the protection scope.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A hypocrellin derivative substituted bothin a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino, wherein a generalstructural formula of the derivative is as represented by formulas I-ato I-d:

wherein the peri-position of hypocrellin is a 3-, 4-, 9-, or 10-positionmarked in formulas I-a to I-d; a substituent R₃ is —COOH₃ or —H; asubstituent R₄ is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, or —S—R₅, wherein R₅ is a C2-12alkyl group, a C2-12 alkyl group having a hydroxyl group as a terminalgroup, or a C2-12 alkyl group having a carboxyl group as a terminalgroup; general structural formulas of substituents R₁ and R₂ arerespectively as represented by formula II:

in formula II, 0≤m≤8, 0≤n≤50, 0≤p≤8, 0≤q≤8, 0≤r≤1, and 0≤s≤8; m, n, p,q, r, and s are respectively zero or a positive integer; linking groupsX and Y in formula II are respectively —NH—, —O—, —S—, a carboxylategroup, an amide group, a sulfonate group, a sulfonamide group, acarbonyl group, a phosphate group, a C3-12 unsaturated hydrocarbylgroup, a C3-12 cyclic hydrocarbyl group, a C6-12 aryl group, or a C3-12heterocyclic group; the C3-12 unsaturated hydrocarbyl group issubstituted or unsubstituted or heteroatom-containing alkene or alkyne;the C3-12 cyclic hydrocarbyl group is substituted or unsubstituted orheteroatom-containing cycloalkane, cycloalkene, or cycloalkyne, and theheteroatom is an oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom; the C6-12 aryl groupis a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, wherein the substitutedaryl group is a mono- or poly-substituted aryl group, and a substitutedposition is an ortho-position, a meta-position, or a para-position inthe aryl group; the C3-12 heterocyclic group is a substituted orunsubstituted heterocyclic group, the substituted heterocyclic group ismono- or poly-substituted, and a substituted position is anortho-position, a meta-position, or a para-position in a heterocycle;the heterocyclic group is furan, pyrrole, thiophene, pyrazole,imidazole, oxazole, thiazole, pyridine, piperidine, pyrimidine,pyrazine, piperazine, indole, quinoline, isoquinoline, purine,pyrimidine, or acridine; a substituent in the above cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group is respectively a C1-8 alkylgroup, a C2-8 alkenyl group, a C2-8 alkynyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkylgroup, an aryl group, a C6-12 aralkyl group, or an alkyl group having aterminal group containing a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, asulfonic acid group, or a carboxylate group; a terminal group Z informula II is selected from hydrogen, a C1-8 alkyl group, a C1-8 alkoxygroup, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, a pyridyl group, ahydroxyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group, a carboxylic acidgroup, a carboxylate group, a sulfonic acid group, a sulfonate, aphosphoric acid group, a phosphate, an amino acid, triphenylphosphine, aquaternary ammonium salt, and a pyridine salt; when the terminal group Zin formula II is a quaternary ammonium salt, three substituents of thequaternary ammonium salt are respectively: a C1-8 alkyl group, a C2-8alkenyl group, a C2-8 alkynyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, a C3-8cycloalkenyl group, an aryl group, a C6-12 aralkyl group, or an alkylgroup having a terminal group containing a hydroxyl group, a carboxylicacid group, a sulfonic acid group, or a carboxylate; and when theterminal group Z in formula II is a pyridine salt, a substituent on apyridine ring of the pyridine salt is in an ortho-position, ameta-position, or a para-position, and the pyridine salt is obtained byquaternizing pyridine and halogenated hydrocarbons having 1 to 8 carbonatoms of different chain lengths.
 2. The derivative according to claim1, wherein the linking groups X and Y in formula II are respectively:—NH—, —O—, —S—, —COO—, —OC(═O)—, —CONH—, —NHC(═O)—, —SO₃—, —SO₂NH—,—C(═O)—, —PO₃—, —CH═CH—, —C(CH₃)═CH—, —C(CH₃)═C(CH₃)—, —C(COOH)═CH—,—C(CH₂COOH)═CH—, —C≡C—, a cyclopropyl group, a methylcyclopropyl group,a hydroxylcyclopropyl group, a hydroxylmethylcyclopropyl group, acarboxylcyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a methylcyclobutyl group,a hydroxylcyclobutyl group, a carboxylcyclobutyl group, a cyclopentylgroup, a methylcyclopentyl group, a hydroxylcyclopentyl group, acarboxylcyclopentyl group, an aminocyclopentyl group, a cyclohexylgroup, a methylcyclohexyl group, an ethylcyclohexyl group, apropylcyclohexyl group, a hydroxylcyclohexyl group, an aminocyclohexylgroup, a carboxylcyclohexyl group, a carboxylmethylcyclohexyl group, adicarboxylcyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a carboxylcycloheptylgroup, a hydroxylcycloheptyl group, a methylcycloheptyl group, —C₆H₄—,—C₆H₃(CH₃)—, —C₆H₃(C₂H₅)—, —C₆H₂(CH₃)₂—, —C₆H₃(OH)—, —C₆H₃(OCH₃)—,—C₆H₃(OC₂H₅)—, —C₆H₃(CH₂OH)—, —C₆H₃(NH₂)—, —C₆H₃(CH₂NH₂)—, —C₆H₃(F)—,—C₆H₃(Cl)—, —C₆H₃(Br)—, —C₆H₃(I)—, —C₆H₃(COOH)—, —C₆H₂(COOH)₂—,—C₆H₃(SO₃H)—, —C₆H₃(CH₂COOH)—, —C₅H₃N—, —C₅H₂N(CH₃)—, —C₅H₂N(OH)—,—C₅H₂N(NH₂)—, —C₅H₂N(CH₂NH₂)—, —C₅H₂N(COOH)—, —C₅H₉N—,

a furan group, a pyrrolyl group, a thienyl group, a pyrazolyl group, animidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, a pyridyl group,a piperidinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, an indolyl group, a quinolinylgroup, an isoquinolinyl group, a purinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, anacridinyl group, a morpholinyl group, or a heterocyclic group containinga substituent.
 3. The derivative according to claim 1, wherein theterminal group Z in formula II is: —H, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇, —C₄H₉,—C₅H₁₁, —C₆H₁₃, —C₁₂H₂₅, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —OC₃H₇, —OC₄H₉, —OC₅H₁₁,—OC₆H₁₃, —OC₁₂H₂₅, —C₃H₅, —C₄H₇, —C₅H₉, —C₆H₁₁, —C₇H₁₃, —C₆H₅, —OH,—NH₂, —SH, —COOH, —COOCH₃, —COOC₂H₅, —SO₃H, —SO₃CH₃, —SO₃C₂H₅, a glycinegroup, an alanine group, a valine group, a leucine group, an isoleucinegroup, a phenylalanine group, a proline group, a tryptophan group, atyrosine group, a serine group, a cysteine group, a methionine group, anaspartate group, a glutamate group, a threonine group, a lysine group,an arginine group, a histidine group, a cystine group, a glutathionegroup, —PPh₃ ⁺, —C₅H₄N⁺, —C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃), —C₅H₄N⁺(C₂H₅), —C₅H₄N⁺(C₁₂H₂₅),—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —N⁺(C₃H₇)₃, —N⁺(C₄H₉)₃, —N⁺(C₆H₁₃)₃,—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅), —N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₃H₇), —N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₄H₉), —N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃),—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), —N⁺(C₂H₅)₂(C₃H₇), —N⁺(C₂H₅)₂(C₆H₁₃),—N⁺(C₂H₅)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), or a quaternary ammonium salt having a terminalgroup containing a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonicacid group, or a carboxylate.
 4. The derivative according to claim 1,wherein R₁ and R₂ are respectively: —H, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇, —C₄H₉,—C₅H₁₁, —C₆H₁₃, —C₁₂H₂₅, —C₆H₅, —CH₂C₆H₅, —CH₂CH₂C₆H₅, —CH₂(CH₂)₅C₆H₅,—C₆H₄(COOH), —CH₂C₆H₄(COOH), —CH₂C₆H₄(OH), —C₆H₄(CH₂COOH),—CH₂C₆H₄(CH₂COOH), a cyclopropyl group, a methylcyclopropyl group, ahydroxylcyclopropyl group, a hydroxylmethylcyclopropyl group, acarboxylcyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a methylcyclobutyl group,a hydroxylcyclobutyl group, a carboxylcyclobutyl group, —CH₂C₄H₆(COOH),a cyclopentyl group, a methylcyclopentyl group, a hydroxylcyclopentylgroup, an aminocyclopentyl group, a carboxylcyclopentyl group, acyclohexyl group, a methylcyclohexyl group, an ethylcyclohexyl group, apropylcyclohexyl group, a hydroxylcyclohexyl group, an aminocyclohexylgroup, a carboxylcyclohexyl group, a carboxylmethylcyclohexyl group, adicarboxylcyclohexyl group, —CH₂C₆H₁₀ (COOH), —CH₂C₆H₁₀ (OH), acycloheptyl group, a carboxylcycloheptyl group, a hydroxylcycloheptylgroup, a methylcycloheptyl group, —CH₂COOH, —CH₂CH₂COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COOH,—CH₂(CH₂)₃COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₄COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₅COOH, —CH₂(CH₂)₆COOH,—CH₂(CH₂)₁₀COOH, —CH₂COOCH₃, —CH₂CH₂COOC₆H₁₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COOCH₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₂COOC₂H₅, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COOC₆H₁₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄COOC H₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₆COOC₆H₁₃, —CH₂COONa⁺, —CH₂(CH₂)₂COONa⁺, —CH₂(CH₂)₄COONa⁺,—CH₂SO₃H, —CH₂CH₂SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₃SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₄SO₃H,—CH₂(CH₂)₅SO₃H, —CH₂(CH₂)₁₁SO₃H, —CH₂SO₃CH₃, —CH₂SO₃C₆H₁₃,—CH₂CH₂SO₃CH₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃CH₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂SO₃C₆H₁₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄SO₃C₄H₉,—CH₂(CH₂)₁₁SO₃C₆H₁₃, —CH₂SO₃Na, —CH₂CH₂SO₃K, —OH, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅,—OC₆H₁₃, —NH₂, —NHC₂H₅, —NHC₆H₁₃, —NHC₁₂H₂₅, —NHC₆H₅, —NHC₅H₄N, —C₅H₄N,—CH₂C₅H₄N, —(CH₂)₂C₅H₄N, —(CH₂)₆C₅H₄N, —C₅H₃N(CH₃), —C₅H₃N(OH),—C₅H₃N(NH₂), —C₅H₃N(COOH), —C₅H₃N(CH₂COOH), —CH₂C₅H₃N(CH₂COOH),—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OC₆H₁₃, —CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OC₁₂H₂₅,—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—O—COCH₃, —CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—O—COC₆H₁₃,—CH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—PPh₃ ⁺, —CH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₃—PPh₃ ⁺,—CH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₅—PPh₃ ⁺, —CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—CH₂CH₂—PPh₃ ⁺,—CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₃—PPh₃ ⁺, —CH₂CH₂—OCH₂CH₂—O—CO—(CH₂)₅—PPh₃ ⁺;—(CH₂)₃—OH, —(CH₂)₃—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₃—OC₂H₅, —(CH₂)₃—OCOCH₃,—(CH₂)₃—OCOC₂H₅, —(CH₂)₃—O—COCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₄—OH,—(CH₂)₄—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₄—OCOCH₃, —(CH₂)₄—OCOC₂H₅,—(CH₂)₄—O—OCOCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₆—OH, —(CH₂)₆—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₆—OCOCH₃, —(CH₂)₆—O—COCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃;—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂CH₂—(NHCH₂CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—CH₂CH₂—(NHCH₂CH₂)_(n)—N(CH₃)₂,—CH₂CH₂—NHCH₂CH₂—NH—COCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH₂CH₂—S—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH(CH₃)—COOH, —CH(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOH,—CHCH₂(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOH, —CH(CH₂CH₂SCH₃)—COOH, —CHCH(CH₃)(C₂H₅)—COOH,—CH(CH₂OH)—COOH, —CHCH(OH)(CH₃)—COOH, —CH(CH₂SH)—COOH,—CH(CH₂CONH₂)—COOH, —CH(CH₂CH₂CONH₂)—COOH, —CH(CH₂C₆H₅)—COOH,—CH(CH₂C₆H₅OH)—COOH, —CH(CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂NH₃+)—COOH, —CH(COOH)—CH₂COOH,—CH(COOH)—CH₂CH₂COOH,

—CH(CH₃)—COOCH₃, —CH(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOCH₃, —CHCH₂(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOCH₃,—CH(CH₂CH₂SCH₃)—COOCH₃, —CH(CH₃)—COONa⁺, —CH(CH(CH₃)₂)—COONa⁺,—CHCH₂(CH(CH₃)₂)—COOK⁺, —CH(CH₂CH₂SCH₃)—COOK⁺; —CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂CH₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CO—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₂—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₃—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₃—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₄—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₄—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₅—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₅—CO—NH—CH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₂—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₃—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₃—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₄—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₄—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₅—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₅—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₆—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₆—SO₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—CH₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)₂—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₃—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₄—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₅—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₆—SO₂—NHCH₂CH₂—(OCH₂CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—(CH₂)₁₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —(CH₂)₄—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃,—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —(CH₂)₁₂—N⁺(C₂H₅)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(C₃H₇)₃,(CH₂)₄—N⁺(C₃H₇)₃, —(CH₂)₆—N⁺(C₃H₇)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(C₄H₉)₃,—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(C₄H₉)₃, —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅), —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₄H₉),—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃), —CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅),—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₄H₉), —(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃),—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), —(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃),—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅), —(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅),—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃), —(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅),—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₂H₅), —(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃),—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅); —CH₂CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CH₂CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₆CO—OCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CO—O—(CH₃)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₂CO—O—(CH₃)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂COOCH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃);—CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₃—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₄—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₅—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CONH—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃,—CH₂(CH₂)₄CONH—(CH₂)₆—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₆H₁₃),—CH₂CONH—CH₂CH₂—N⁺(CH₃)₂(C₁₂H₂₅); —C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃), —CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃),—CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(C₆H₁₃), —CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₂COOH), —CH₂CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₃),—CH₂CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(C₆H₁₃), —CH₂CH₂C₅H₄N⁺(CH₂COOH),

or a heterocyclic group containing a substituent; and wherein n is apositive integer between 0 and
 50. 5. The derivative according to claim1, wherein the derivative has an enol tautomer; and wherein formula I-aand formula I-a′ represent enol tautomers regarding positions 9 and 10in the structural formula; formula I-b and formula I-b′ represent enoltautomers regarding positions 3 and 4 in the structural formula; formulaI-c and formula I-c′ represent enol tautomers regarding positions 9 and10 in the structural formula; and formula I-d and formula I-d′ representenol tautomers regarding positions 3 and 4 in the structural formula:


6. A photosensitizer drug for use in photodynamic therapy, thephotosensitizer drug comprising the derivative according to claim 1.